2012-13 Iowa Hunting And Trapping Regulations - Iowa Department ...

2013-14 Iowa Hunting and 

Trapping Regulations 

2013 Deer, Fall Turkey, Upland Hunting 

2014 Spring Turkey Hunting 

www.iowadnr.gov 

This booklet contains rules and 

regulations most likely needed 

for hunting in Iowa. However, it 

is not a complete list of all 

hunting regulations or laws, nor 

is it a legal document. For more 

information, go to 

www.iowadnr.gov or contact 

the DNR Central Office in Des 

Moines at 515-281-5918. 

Turn In Poachers 

Duck, goose and mourning dove seasons can be found in the 

Iowa Migratory Game Bird Regulations available in mid-August online 

at www.iowadnr.gov/hunting, or at license agents at the end of August. 

1-800-532-2020 or 

www.iowadnr.gov/tip

Investing in an Iowa Hunting License and Habitat Fee 

Thank you for buying a hunting license and supporting Iowa’s traditional outdoor sports. 

As a hunter, you and 250,000 other hunters take the lead in conservation through your license dollars 

and the taxes paid on ammunition and hunting equipment. 

Money from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses goes into the Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund; a 

constitutionally protected fund that can only be spent to expand hunting and fishing opportunities, like 

acquiring public hunting ground, conducting research and improving existing areas for wildlife and 

hunters. 

Iowa’s natural resources are something to be celebrated and embraced as an important component 

in our quality of life, our economic development and our environmental health. The Fish and Wildlife 

Trust Fund has played a leading role in bringing back wild turkeys, Canada geese, river otters, trumpeter 

swans and peregrine falcons. 

Hunting is an important part of Iowa’s heritage and its tradition is passed down through family generations. 

This is your trust fund. You are investing your license dollars for the future of Iowa’s outdoor 

resources and we value your trust in us. 

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Table of Contents 

License Fees.........................................................4 

Hunting and Trapping Seasons/Limits.................5 

Deer Hunting and Antlerless Quotas....................6 

Fall/Spring Turkey Hunting.................................7 

Hunting License Requirements ...........................8 

Licenses, Fees and Stamps Required...................9 

License Not Required........................................10 

Landowner and Tenant Licenses .......................10 

General Hunting Regulations.............................12 

Use of CB or Mobile Transmitter......................13 

Transporting Firearms........................................15 

Motor Vehicle Restrictions................................16 

WMAs Requiring Non-toxic Shot.....................16 

Iowa Refuges.....................................................17 

Turn-In-Poachers...............................................18 

Multiple Offender..............................................18 

Liquidated Damages..........................................18 

Upland Game Hunting Information...................19 

Hunting and Trapping Furbearers......................19 

Deer Hunting Information..................................22 

Prohibited Devices.............................................23 

Legal Method of Take........................................24 

ATV Use and Hunting........................................25 

Deer License Options.........................................26 

Bonus Deer Hunts..............................................27 

Landowner-Tenant Licenses .............................28 

Hunting Shed Antlers.........................................29 

Deer-Turkey Harvest Reporting.........................29 

Tagging Requirements.......................................29 

Deer Population Management Hunts.................31 

HUSH Lockers ..................................................34 

Fall Wild Turkey Information............................35 

2014 Resident Spring Turkey Hunting..............36 

Nonresident Deer, Spring Turkey Hunting........38 

Chronic Wasting Disease...................................42 

Taxidermy..........................................................42 

Dog Restrictions................................................43 

Wildlife Office Phone Numbers.........................45 

Conservation Officers........................................46 

Sunrise-Sunset Table..........................................47 

Highlights and Changes to the 2013-14 Hunting Regulations 

• The quota of resident paid antlerless deer 

licenses was reduced by 3,950 in six counties in 

southwest Iowa. 

• The statewide quotas for bobcats and river otters 

was removed, along with the 24-hour reporting 

requirement for bobcat and river otters. The 

bag limit for river otters was reduced from 3 to 2 

to prevent too many river otters from being taken 

in any one area. 

COVER PHOTO: A military hero in an Iowa field near 

Lakota. 

A first time pheasant hunting leaves a lifetime impression 

for the wounded service members who step into Iowa fields 

and for the Iowans who come together to welcome them. 

Hunting for Heroes, part of the Wounded Warrior program, 

gets recovering military away from the routine of medical 

appointments and rehabilitation for a few days. As they 

arrive in Iowa, they receive heroes’ welcomes; everything 

from guided pheasant hunts to a small town Iowa banquet 

with 400 new friends. Photo by Joe Wilkinson. 

• The list of open areas for bobcats increased to 

include Audubon, Crawford, Dallas, Iowa, Muscatine 

and Poweshiek counties. 

• Starting this year, only the intact skull or complete 

lower jaw of otters and bobcats will be collected 

for population monitoring purposes. (p. 21) 

• Three Mile Lake, Union County, and Lake 

Sugema, Van Buren County, were removed from 

the list of waterfowl refuges. Union Hills Wildlife 

Management Area was added to the list. A small 

portion of the Union Hills WMA will become a 

waterfowl refuge with the goal of improving the 

number of waterfowl that stay in the area during 

the fall migration. The majority of the area will 

remain open to hunting. 

• The pigeon season will be open year round to 

allow dove hunters the opportunity to take pigeons 

while dove hunting. 

Other Nonresident Turkey Deer Upland Hunting, Trapping Furbearers Fines General Regulations License Requirements 

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RESIDENTS 

Hunting................................................................... $19 

Habitat Fee (Age 16 to 64)...................................... $13 

Hunting and Habitat Fee Combo............................ $30 

Hunting 3-year with Habitat Fee............................. $86 

Migratory Game Bird Fee....................................... $10 

Furharvester License (Age 16 & older)............. $22.50 

Furharvester and Habitat (Age 16 & older)....... $33.50 

Furharvester License (Under 16)......................... $7.50 

Hunting, Fishing, Habitat Combo........................... $47 

Hunting Preserve....................................................... $7 

Lifetime Hunting (Age 65 & older)................... $52.50 

Lifetime Furharvester License (65 & older)... $52.50 

Deer and Turkey Licenses 

Paid Wild Turkey License.................................. $24.50 

Landowner - Tenant Wild Turkey License 1 ............. $1 

Paid Deer License 

Any Deer 2 ....................................................... $28.50 

Antlerless-only, First License 2 ....................... $28.50 

Antlerless-only, Second License and all others 2 

............................................................................. $13 

Landowner - Tenant Licenses - Farm Unit only 

Any Deer 3 ................................................................. $2 

Antlerless-only 3 ........................................................ $2 

Reduced-fee Antlerless-only 3 ................................. $13 

Licenses and Fees 

NONRESIDENTS 

Hunting (18 years and older)................................ $112 

Habitat Fee.............................................................. $13 

Hunting and Habitat Fee Combo (18 & older)..... $123 

Hunting (Under 18 years)....................................... $32 

Hunting and Habitat Fee Combo (Under Age 18).. $43 

Migratory Game Bird Fee....................................... $10 

Furharvester License............................................. $202 

Furharvester and Habitat Fee Combo................... $213 

Hunting Preserve....................................................... $7 

Falconry.................................................................. $28 

Deer and Turkey Licenses 

Wild Turkey License............................................. $102 

Deer Licenses 

Any Deer with Antlerless-only 2 ........................ $426 

Antlerless-only Deer 2 ........................................ $228 

Holiday Season Antlerless-only 2 ......................... $78 

Preference Point Deer and/or Turkey...................... $52 

1 

Includes $1writing fee 

2 

Includes $1 Help Us Stop Hunger fee for each license 

3 

Includes $1 writing fee and $1 HUSH fee 

You need the resident or nonresident licenses and stamps listed below to hunt or trap in Iowa. All licenses, fees 

and stamps must be carried on your person while hunting or trapping. 

R = Resident NR = Nonresident a= License or fee required Blank = Not required 

Type of Hunter 

Type of License 

Hunting 

R NR 

Under 16 

1 

a 

Age 16 to 64 

a a 

65 and Older 

2a 

a 

a a 

Furharvester 3,5 

R NR 

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Deer 

R NR 

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a a 

a a 

a a 

a a 

Turkey 

R NR 

a a 

a a 

a a 

a a 

a a 

Habitat Fee 6 

R NR 

a 

a a 

a 

a 

Fed. Migratory 

R NR 

Iowa Migratory 

R NR 

Disabled Veteran 

2 10 

Landowner or Tenant 

3 3,9 3 3 9 4 

a 

4 

a 

4 

a 

4 

Small Game a a 

a a 

7 7 

Waterfowl 

a a 

a a a a a 

Turkey 

a a 

a a a a 

Furbearer 

a a 

a a 

Deer 

Military Stationed in Iowa 

a 

a 

a 

a a a 

a 

a 

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a a a 

a 

a 

a 

a 

Military Personnel on Leave 

8 8 8 8 8 

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1 

License not required for residents under 16 if accompanied by a licensed adult (18 years or older). See p. 10. 2 Lifetime hunting 

license available to residents who qualify. Deer and Turkey licenses, Iowa Migratory Game Bird Fee and Federal Waterfowl Stamp 

must be purchased annually. 3 License not required for qualifying resident and nonresident landowners or tenants or their juvenile 

children when hunting or trapping on their own land. See p. 10. 4 Unless under 16 years old. 5 Required for hunting and trapping all 

furbearers, except coyote and groundhog, which may also be taken on a hunting license. 6 Except residents under 16 or 65 and older. 

See wildlife habitat fee on p. 9. 7 Needed to hunt ducks, geese, gallinule, rails, snipe and woodcock. 8 See p. 9 and 10. 9 Hunting 

license and habitat fee required for all nonresidents hunting deer and turkey. 10 Residents issued a disabled veteran lifetime hunting 

license are exempt from the habitat fee. 

4 

a 

To purchase a license, call 1-800-367-1188 or go online at 

www.iowadnr.gov/hunting then click on hunting licenses and 

laws or visit any of the 800 license sales agents statewide. 

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Hunting Information 

Species Season Shooting Hours Bag Limits 

Daily Possession 

Rooster Pheasant (Youth) 1,2 Oct. 19 - 20 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 1 2 

Rooster Pheasant Oct. 26 - Jan. 10, 2014 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 3 12 

Bobwhite Quail Oct. 26 - Jan. 31, 2014 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8 16 

Gray Partridge Oct. 12 - Jan. 31, 2014 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8 16 

Ruffed Grouse Oct. 5 - Jan. 31, 2014 Sunrise to Sunset 3 6 

Rabbit (Cottontail) Aug. 31 - Feb. 28, 2014 Sunrise to Sunset 10 20 

Rabbit (Jack) CLOSED 0 0 

Squirrel (Fox and Gray) Aug. 31 - Jan. 31, 2014 No Restrictions 6 12 

Groundhog 4 Continuous Open Season No Restrictions No Limit No Limit 

Crow Oct. 15 - Nov. 30 and No Restrictions No Limit No Limit 

Jan. 14 - March 31, 2014 

Pigeon 3 Continuous Open Season No Restrictions No Limit No Limit 

Coyote 4, 5 Continuous Open Season No Restrictions No Limit No Limit 

Furbearer Seasons 7 

Species Seasons Shooting Hours Daily Possession 

Raccoon, Opossum, Nov. 2 - Jan. 31, 2014 8 a.m. on First Day No Limit No Limit 

Badger, Striped Skunk 

Fox (Red and Gray) 

Bobcats 6 Nov. 2 - Jan. 31, 2014 8 a.m. on First Day 1 1 

1 

Residents age 15 or younger 

2 

See p. 19 for complete requirements 

3 

Within 100 yards of buildings and bridges, pigeons may be taken year round 

4 

May be hunted on either a hunting or furharvester license. 5 See below for trapping information. 

6 

Only one bobcat is allowed per season per licensed furharvester, either hunted or trapped. Additional requirements 

and map on p. 21. 7 Furharvester license required. 

Furbearer Trapping Information 

Species Season Trapping Hours Daily Possession 

Coyote, Mink 3 , Muskrat 3 , Nov. 2 - Jan. 31, 2014 8 a.m. on First Day No Limit No Limit 

Weasel, Striped Skunk, 

Badger, Opossum, Fox 

(Red and Gray), Raccoon 

Beaver 3 Nov. 2 - April 15, 2014 8 a.m. on First Day No Limit No Limit 

Otter 1, 3 Nov. 2 - Jan. 31, 2014 8 a.m. on First Day 2 2 

Bobcat 2 Nov. 2 - Jan. 31, 2014 8 a.m. on First Day 1 1 

Civet Cat (Spotted Skunk) Continuous Closed 

Gray Wolf 

Continuous Closed 

1 

Only two otters are allowed per licensed furharvester. See p. 21. 

2 

Only one bobcat is allowed per season per licensed furharvester, either hunted or trapped. Additional requirements 

and map on p. 21. 

3 

Taking by shotgun or spear is prohibited. 

A furharvester license is required to hunt or trap furbearers. Coyote or groundhog may be hunted on a 

hunting or furharvester license. 

Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons 

Season dates and hunting regulations for ducks, geese, mourning doves, rails, snipe and 

woodcock are contained in the Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations. 

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2013 Deer Hunting Seasons and Quotas 

Licenses are available from the sales date through the end of the season, or until quota fills. A current 

hunting license and habitat fee is also required. See p. 26 for resident deer license options. 

Seasons Season Dates License On-Sale Dates 

Youth Season 6 Sept. 21 - Oct. 6 Aug. 15 - End of Season 

Disabled Hunter Season 1 Sept. 21 - Oct. 6 Aug. 15 - End of Season 

Archery Season 7 

Early Split Oct. 1 - Dec. 6 Aug. 15 - End of Season 

Late Split Dec. 23 - Jan. 10, 2014 Aug. 15 - End of Season 

Early Muzzleloader 2, 6 Oct. 12 - 20 Aug. 15 - End of Season 

Late Muzzleloader Dec. 23 - Jan. 10, 2014 Aug. 15 - End of Season 

Shotgun 

Season 1 Dec. 7 - 11 Aug. 15 - End of Season 

Season 2 Dec. 14 - 22 Aug. 15 - End of Season 

Resident January Antlerless Season 3, 6 Jan. 11 - Jan. 19, 2014 Dec. 15 - End of Season 

Nonresident January Antlerless Season 3 Jan. 11 - Jan. 19, 2014 Jan. 11 - End of Season 

Nonresident Holiday Season 4,5 Dec. 24 - Jan. 2, 2014 Dec. 15 - End of Season 

1 

Requires permit to acquire from DNR. See p. 27. 

2 

Purchase until quota (7,500) is reached 

3 

Purchase until county antlerless quota is reached 4 Purchase until nonresident antlerless quota is reached 

5 

See p. 38 for nonresident deer zone maps 

6 

Residents only, see p. 23 for details 

7 

Includes senior antlerless-only licenses, see p. 27 for details 

2013 County Specific Antlerless Quotas For Resident Hunters 

Unshaded Counties: Closed - No January Antlerless-only season, including Landowner-Tenant. 

Shaded Counties [light and dark gray]: January Antlerless-only season will be open if licenses are available. 

Dark Shaded Counties: Centerfire rifles may be used during the entire January Antlerless-only season. 

LYON OSCEOLA 

DICKINSON EMMET KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH 

0 

SIOUX O'BRIEN CLAY PALO ALTO HANCOCK CERRO GORDO 

0 

PLYMOUTH CHEROKEE BUENA VISTA POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT WRIGHT 

100 

WOODBURY IDA SAC CALHOUN 

WEBSTER 

HAMILTON 

MONONA CRAWFORD CARROLL GREENE BOONE STORY 

HARRISON SHELBY AUDUBON 

2500 

0 

0 

0 

2500 300 

0 

0 

0 

2500 0 0 

100 

GUTHRIE 

DALLAS 

POLK 

FRANKLIN 

HARDIN 

400 100 3300 2700 1500 

JASPER 

MITCHELL HOWARD WINNESHIEK ALLAMAKEE 

FLOYD 

BUTLER 

MARSHALL 

GRUNDY 

POWESHIEK 

CHICKASAW 

BREMER 

BLACK HAWK 

POTTAWATTAMIE CASS ADAIR MADISON MARION 

WARREN MAHASKA KEOKUK WASHINGTON 

1300 550 

0 

0 

0 

0 

150 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

100 100 

0 

650 500 

0 

0 

200 

500 

1700 

FAYETTE 

CLAYTON 

BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE 

TAMA BENTON LINN JONES 

500 

500 

350 

450 

1000 

650 

IOWA 

775 

3500 

1650 

250 

1300 

JOHNSON 

1400 

4500 

3200 

975 

975 

CEDAR 

1025 

MUSCATINE 

1175 

2400 4000 4200 2250 1350 1900 2250 850 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

LOUISA 

1375 

JACKSON 

CLINTON 

SCOTT 

1250 

825 

500 

950 

MILLS MONTGOMERY ADAMS UNION CLARKE LUCAS MONROE WAPELLO JEFFERSON HENRY 

FREMONT PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD DECATUR WAYNE 

APPANOOSE DAVIS 

600 

1050 1950 2100 2500 2800 3000 2150 21501025 

950 

VAN BUREN 

2650 2600 2800 3000 3300 3600 5400 

LEE 

1400 

DES MOINES 

900 

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2013 FALL WILD TURKEY HUNTING INFORMATION 

Nonresidents are not eligible for fall turkey hunting licenses. 

Hunters may purchase up to two licenses beginning Aug. 15. See p. 35 for Fall Turkey Hunting Regulations. 

Combination Gun/Bow 

License Types 

Season Dates 

Zones and License Quotas 

Combination Gun/Bow 1 Oct. 14 - Dec. 6 

Zone Quota 

Zone 4 1,500 

Archery Only 2 Oct. 1 - Dec. 6 

Zone 5 650 

AND Dec. 23 - Jan. 10, 2014 

Zone 6 1,400 

1 

Zone 7 250 

Sold until quotas are filled. 

2 

Zone 8 150 

Sold until last day of the season. No quota. 

Zone 9 200 

Shooting Hours 

Gun: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset 

Bow: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour 

after sunset 

Bag Limit: Daily Bag and Season Possession 

Limit is one wild turkey of either sex for each 

valid license and transportation tag issued to 

the hunter. 

Sioux City 

20 

5 

59 

59 

Fall Turkey Zones 

9 

Ft. Dodge 

80 

69 

7 

8 

20 

Des Moines 

63 

63 

4 4 

6 

Waterloo 

80 

Iowa City 

2014 SPRING TURKEY HUNTING 

SEASON DATES 

Combination Gun/Bow Licenses 

*Youth Season (Residents Only) April 5 - 13 

Season 1 April 14 - 17 



Season 4 April 30 - May 18 

Resident Archery-only Licenses: April 14 - May 18 

Bag Limit: Daily Bag and Season Possession Limit is 

one bearded or male wild turkey for each valid license 

and transportation tag issued to the hunter. 

Shooting Hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset 

See p. 36 for Spring Turkey regulations. 

*License Valid for Youth Season Only 

Ruffed Grouse Hunting Zone 

The Ruffed Grouse hunting zone is that 

portion of northeast Iowa bordered by U.S. 

Highway 63, 20 and 151, and Iowa Highways 

13 and 64. Ruffed Grouse hunters 

are required to wear blaze orange. 

See p. 19. 

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HUNTING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 

Hunting License Requirements 

PURCHASING A LICENSE 

All hunting, fishing, deer and turkey licenses, including 

lifetime licenses are sold through the Electronic 

Licensing System for Iowa (ELSI). Licenses may be 

purchased at more than 800 license sales agents statewide, 

online at www.iowadnr.gov then clicking on 

hunting licenses and laws or over the phone at 1-800- 

367-1188. Before purchasing a license for the first time, 

resident and nonresident sportsmen and sportswomen 

need to be aware of certain requirements. 

The Iowa DNR is required to collect social security 

numbers from all licensees to verify identity, to 

determine applicants’ eligibility for licenses, and to 

provide information to state agencies for the purpose 

of establishing, modifying and enforcing child support 

obligations and collecting debts owed to state 

and local governments. Information may also be 

provided to law enforcement agencies. Providing a 

social security number is mandatory when purchasing 

a conservation license using ELSI for the first 

time. The social security number will not appear on 

the license. 

Anyone currently under revocation or suspension for 

fish or wildlife violations will be denied purchase of 

a license for the activity in which they are revoked 

or suspended. 

HUNTER EDUCATION 

Resident hunters born after Jan. 1, 1972, and nonresidents 

regardless of age, must satisfactorily complete 

a hunter education course in order to obtain a hunting 

license. A person who is 11 years-old or older may 

enroll in a course, but those who are 11 and successfully 

complete the course shall be issued a certificate of 

completion which becomes valid on that person’s 12th 

birthday. Residents under the age of 12 can be issued 

deer and turkey licenses, but the youth hunter must be 

accompanied by and under the immediate control of or 

direct supervision of a licensed adult hunter. 

For class dates and locations call 515-281-5918 or 

go to http://www.iowadnr.gov/huntered 

Alternative. A hunter education certificate issued 

by another state or certain foreign nations will meet 

the above requirement. Proof of completion is required 

when purchasing your first Iowa hunting license. 

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SPECIAL LICENSES FOR RESIDENTS 

Applications for these special licenses and assistance 

may be obtained at DNR district offices that sell hunting 

and fishing licenses, at the DNR central office by 

calling 515-281-5918, or online at www.iowadnr.gov 

then clicking on hunting licenses and laws. 

1) Free Annual Hunting and Fishing licenses are 

available to low income Iowa residents 65 years 

or older, or low income permanently disabled 

residents. 

2) Veteran Lifetime Hunting/Fishing License - 

Available to Iowa residents who served for a 

minimum aggregate of 90 days of active federal 

service and who has a service connected disability, 

or were a prisoner of war during their military 

service. Service Connected Disabled means 

entitled to compensation under United States Code, 

title 38, chapter 11. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING 

RESIDENT LICENSES 

A nonresident is a person who is not a resident 

of Iowa. NOTE: Iowa residents who have previously 

hunted, fished and/or trapped as nonresidents are urged 

to plan ahead to obtain license privileges. The electronic 

licensing system for hunting, fishing and trapping 

automatically identifies people who have previously 

obtained licenses as nonresidents. This law change was 

made to identify a growing problem in Iowa of nonresidents 

falsifying records to illegally obtain (invalid) 

resident licenses. Hunters, anglers and trappers who 

previously held a nonresident Iowa license but are now 

eligible for resident licenses, need to fill out and return 

a form that can be accessed at www.iowadnr.gov/ 

licenses/. Former nonresidents are encouraged to do 

this as soon as possible as changes may take up to two 

weeks. License vendors CANNOT make this change at 

the point of sale and it cannot be done over the phone. 

For questions, contact the local conservation officer. 

Resident means a natural person who meets one of 

the following criteria. 

1. Has physically resided in this state as the person’s 

principal and primary residence or domicile for period 

of not less than 90 consecutive days immediately 

before applying for or purchasing a resident license and 

has an Iowa drivers license or non operators ID. Factors 

to determine the domicile include but are not limited to 

place of employment, mailing (street) address, utility 

records, real estate records, vehicle registrations, and 

addresses listed on the state and federal income tax 

records.

A person is not considered a resident under this 

paragraph if the person is residing in the state only 

for a special or temporary purpose including but 

not limited to engaging in hunting, fishing or trapping. 

2. Is a full-time student at an accredited educational 

institution in Iowa and reside in Iowa while 

attending the educational institution, or are a fulltime 

student under 25 years of age at an accredited 

educational institution outside the state as long as 

at least one parent or legal guardian maintains a 

principal and primary residence in Iowa. 

3. Is a student who qualifies as a resident pursuant 

to the above paragraph only for the purpose of 

purchasing any resident license specified in sec. 

483A.1 or 484A.2 

4. Is a nonresident under 18 years of age with a 

parent who is a legal resident of Iowa. 

5. Is a member of the armed forces of the 

United States who is serving on active duty, claims 

residency in this state, and has filed a state individual 

income tax return for the preceding year, or 

is stationed in this state. 

Dual Residency Not Permitted: Unless you 

qualify under 2, 3, 4 or 5 in the previous paragraph, 

a person shall not purchase or apply for 

any resident license or permit if that person has 

claimed residency in any other state or country. 

An Iowa resident Hunting License will be 

invalid if you: 

a) Obtain the license under false pretenses. Providing 

false information on a deer or wild turkey 

hunting license invalidates that license and transportation 

tag and all other deer or turkey licenses/ 

tags obtained during the same year. 

b) Do anything that would forfeit your eligibility 

for a resident license after the license is 

obtained, such as moving out of Iowa or purchasing 

a resident hunting privilege in another state or 

country. 

LICENSES, FEES AND STAMPS REQUIRED 

Iowa residents 16 years and older, and 

nonresidents regardless of age, are required to 

have a valid Hunting License on their person, 

and have paid all applicable fees and possess all 

required stamps while hunting game. See p. 4. 

Wildlife Habitat Fee - Iowa residents who are 16 

to 64 years old, and nonresidents regardless of age, 

who are required to have a Hunting or Furharvester 

License must pay the Wildlife Habitat Fee to hunt 

or trap. Residents that have special licenses for the 

disabled are exempt. See Iowa Code 483A.3, 483A.8C 

and 483A.4. 

Iowa Migratory Game Bird Fee - All residents 

and nonresidents 16 years and older must pay the 

Iowa Migratory Game Bird Fee to hunt wild geese, 

brant, ducks, snipe, rail, woodcock, gallinule or coot. 

The fee must be paid even if a Hunting License is not 

required. 

Federal Migratory Waterfowl Stamp - All 

residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older 

must have a valid Federal Migratory Waterfowl Stamp 

(duck stamp) on their person while hunting wild geese 

and wild ducks. The Stamp must be signed across the 

face by the hunter. The Stamp is required even if a 

Hunting License is not required. 

Deer and Turkey Hunters - Residents and 

nonresidents who hunt deer or wild turkey must have 

a valid resident or nonresident Deer or Wild Turkey 

License on their person while hunting. Residents 

must also have a valid resident Hunting License 

and have paid the Habitat Fee if normally required 

to have them to hunt. All nonresidents must have a 

valid nonresident Hunting License and have paid the 

Habitat Fee. 

Furharvesters - All residents and nonresidents 

regardless of age must have a Furharvester License to 

trap or hunt furbearing animals. Residents 16 to 64 

years old and all nonresidents regardless of age must 

also have paid the Habitat Fee. A Hunting License is 

not needed to hunt furbearers. Coyote and groundhog 

may be hunted with either a Furharvester License or a 

Hunting License. Nonresident furharvesters wanting 

to purchase an Iowa nonresident Furharvester License 

may do so only if their state of residence also sells a 

nonresident Furharvester/Trapping License to Iowa 

residents. 

Nonresident Falconry Permit - All nonresident 

falconers, regardless of age, who intend to hunt 

with a bird of prey must purchase and have in 

their possession a nonresident Falconry Permit, a 

nonresident Hunting License, and have paid the 

Habitat Fee. These permits are available wherever 

hunting licenses are sold or may be purchased online 

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Hunting License Requirements


at www.iowadnr.gov. Call 515-281-5918 for 

details. 

All Participants Must be Licensed - All 

participants in a hunt must be properly licensed 

and have paid the appropriate fees. It is up to the 

discretion of the conservation officer to determine 

whether or not a person is “participating.” 

Participation includes, but is not limited to, 

handling firearms or ammunition during the hunt, 

trying to attract game, driving, flushing, or locating 

game, and working dogs. 

The following persons do not need a Hunting 

License and/or pay certain fees: 

1a) Residents under 16 years old who hunt 

under the direct supervision of their properly 

licensed parent, guardian, or other competent 

adult with the consent of the parent or guardian do 

not need a Hunting License or pay the Habitat or 

Migratory Game Bird fee. One properly licensed 

adult must accompany each unlicensed hunter 

under 16 years old. 

1b) Residents 12 to 15 years old may hunt 

without adult supervision, but must have a Hunting 

License and must have passed a hunter education 

course (see p. 8 for hunter education training 

requirements). Fees are not required. 

Persons exempted under 1a) or 1b) must 

have a Deer and Wild Turkey Hunting License 

to hunt deer and wild turkey. 

2) Military personnel that qualify as a 

resident of Iowa, that are on active duty with 

the armed forces of the United States, and are 

on authorized leave from a duty station outside 

of Iowa, do not need a Hunting License, Deer 

License, Wild Turkey License, or pay the Habitat 

Fee. They must possess a Federal Migratory 

Waterfowl Stamp and pay the Iowa Migratory 

Game Bird Fee to hunt migratory game birds. 

They must carry their leave papers on their 

person while hunting and a copy of their current 

earnings statement showing a tax deduction for 

Iowa income taxes for the previous year. They 

may claim residency in lieu of their earnings 

statement by being registered to vote in Iowa. 

If a deer or wild turkey is taken, a conservation 

officer must be contacted immediately to obtain 

a transportation tag for the animal. They are 

allowed only one turkey and one deer per calendar 

year. Conservation officer cell phone numbers are 

listed on p. 46. 

3) Persons with a dog entered in a licensed 

field trial may participate in the event and train 

their dog on the same area where the field trial will 

be held during the 24-hour period immediately 

preceding the trial. 

Hunting Licenses for Landowners and 

Tenants that Farm Agricultural Land 

1) Small game and furbearers. Resident 

and nonresident owners and tenants that farm 

agricultural land in Iowa and their juvenile 

children do not need licenses to hunt and trap 

on such lands and may shoot by lawful means 

ground squirrels, gophers, and woodchucks 

upon adjacent roads. Deer and Wild Turkey 

Licenses are required to hunt deer and wild turkey. 

Nonresidents hunting deer or wild turkey must 

also have a Hunting License and pay the Habitat 

Fee. A valid Federal Migratory Waterfowl Stamp 

and an Iowa Migratory Game Bird Fee is required 

to hunt waterfowl and other migratory game birds 

if they are 16 years old or older. 

2) Deer and Wild Turkey. Iowa residents who 

are owners of agricultural land or tenants that 

farm agricultural land, or are a spouse or child of 

the owner or tenant that reside with the owner or 

tenant, are eligible for Landowner-Tenant deer 

and wild turkey hunting licenses, commonly 

called landowner-tenant licenses. Owning land 

in Iowa does not confer residency. Nonresident 

landowners and tenants are not eligible for these 

licenses. See p. 8 for residency requirements. 

Landowner-Tenant deer and turkey licenses 

are valid for taking the appropriate species, but 

only on the farm unit of the owner or tenant. 

Registration is required; see p. 12 for details. The 

qualifying landowner or tenant does not have to 

reside on the farm, but must qualify under the 

following definitions: 

“Farm unit” means all parcels of land that are 

in tracts of two [2] or more contiguous acres that 

are operated as a unit for agricultural purposes 

and are under the lawful control of the landowner 

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or tenant. Parcels of land in a farm unit need 

not be contiguous, but all will be considered part 

of a single farm unit regardless of how those 

parcels are subdivided for agricultural or business 

purposes. An owner cannot receive a Landowner- 

Tenant License on one parcel and a family 

member receive a Landowner-Tenant License on 

another, even if the parcels are separate business 

operations. 

“Owner” and “Tenant” definitions 

“Family member” means a resident of Iowa 

who is the spouse or child of the owner or tenant 

and who resides with the owner or tenant. The 

child must be less than 18 years old, or may be 

18 or 19 if still in high school or participating in a 

general equivalency degree program. 

“Owner” means an owner of a farm unit who is 

a resident of Iowa and who is one of the following: 

A. Is the sole operator of the farm unit. 

B. Makes all farm operating decisions but contracts 

for custom farming or hires labor for all or part 

of the work on the farm unit. 

C. Participates annually in farm operation decisions 

or cropping practices on specific fields of the 

farm unit that are rented to a tenant. 

D. Raises specialty crops on the farm unit including, 

but not limited to, orchards, nurseries or trees 

that do not always produce annual income but require 

annual operating decisions about maintenance 

or improvement. 

E. Has all or part of the farm unit enrolled in a 

long-term agricultural land retirement program of the 

federal government. 

F. Rents the entire farm to an adult child who 

operates the farm. 

G. An owner DOES NOT mean a person who 

owns a farm unit and who employs a farm manager 

or third party to operate the farm unit, or a person 

who owns a farm unit and who rents the entire farm 

to a tenant who is responsible for all farm operations 

(unless the renter is the owner’s child). 

“Tenant” means a person who is a resident of 

Iowa and who rents and actively farms agricultural 

land owned by another person. A member of the 

owner’s family may qualify as a tenant. Rental 

includes cash rent and share crop arrangements. A 

person who works on a farm for a wage and is not a 

family member does not qualify as a tenant. 

Common Landowner/Tenant Scenarios 

The following examples illustrate the most 

common scenarios involving Iowa landowners and 

tenants and who is eligible for Landowner-Tenant 

Licenses. However, each case must be decided on 

its own merits. 

A husband and wife own land jointly (both 

names are on the deed). 

The husband is listed as the owner; the wife 

and/or minor children actively participate in the 

farm operation but are not tenants as previously 

described. 

The husband is sole owner of part of the 

farm unit and the wife is sole owner of another 

part, but all the land is farmed together as a unit. 

In all three cases, one member of the landowner 

family may get one Any-deer License. The 

Antlerless-only Licenses for which the family may 

be eligible may be divided among eligible family 

members any way they choose. 

One spouse owns a parcel of land away 

from the farm unit that they farm. The spouse’s 

parcel is farmed by another individual and the 

spouse is not actively engaged in farming it. 

No Landowner-Tenant License may be granted 

for the separate parcel since neither spouse qualifies 

under the definitions listed above. Only the tenant of 

that parcel may have a Landowner-Tenant License. 

The owner cash-rents the entire farm to a 

tenant who is not the owner’s child. 

Only the tenant may have a Landowner-Tenant 

License. 

A parent owns the land and an adult child 

farms it. 

Both may qualify if the child pays rent (the parent 

as landowner, and the child as tenant). Only the 

child qualifies if there is a formal purchase agreement 

between the two. 

A tenant rents farm land from several owners. 

The tenant or a qualifying member of the tenant’s 

family may have one Any-deer License. The Antlerless-only 

Licenses for which the tenant family may 

be eligible may be divided among the tenant family 

in any way they choose. All licenses will be valid on 

all the land the tenant rents. 


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Farm laborer. 

A farm laborer who is not an eligible member 

of the landowner or tenant’s family and who works 

for wages or other compensation is not entitled to 

a Landowner-Tenant License. 

Landowners and Tenants Must Register 

Before Obtaining Landowner-Tenant Deer and 

Turkey Licenses 

1) Landowners and tenants of qualifying agricultural 

land that are eligible to obtain Landowner- 

Tenant deer or wild turkey hunting licenses and 

their eligible family members must register with 

the DNR prior to obtaining these licenses. The 

ELSI system will not issue these licenses to 

persons who are not registered. All landownertenant 

registrations will be reviewed by DNR staff. 

Registrations found to contain false or incomplete 

information will be inactivated. Persons who provided 

information proved to be false could result 

in conviction and loss of hunting privileges. See p. 

10 for eligibility requirements. 

2) Registering once will establish eligibility for 

all Landowner-Tenant deer and turkey licenses. If 

the ownership - renter situation changes, individuals 

must contact the DNR to update their registration. 

3) Landowners, tenants and their eligible family 

members must have an ELSI customer record, 

(purchased at least one license of any type through 

ELSI) prior to registering. 

Persons with an existing ELSI customer record 

may register on-line at www.iowadnr.gov or by 

mail. Instructions and forms can be obtained online 

at www.iowadnr.gov, at DNR offices, at ELSI vendors 

or by calling 515-281-5918. 

Landowner-Tenant Licenses are valid only on 

the farm unit of the landowner or tenant. Hunters 

that obtain these licenses may also obtain any paid 

licenses available to other hunters. 

GENERAL HUNTING REGULATIONS 

Definitions 

Please read the definitions of these terms, commonly 

used in the hunting regulations summary, 

before referring to the rest of the text. 

“Hunting” means any pursuing, hunting, killing, 

trapping, snaring, netting, searching for or 

shooting at, stalking or lying in wait for any game, 

animal, bird or fish protected by the state laws or 

rules adopted by the commission whether or not 

such animal is captured, killed or injured. 

“Limits” Daily Bag Limit or Possession Limit 

is the number of a species permitted to be taken or 

held in a specified time. 

“Motor vehicle” means any self-propelled vehicle 

having at least three wheels and which must 

be registered as a motor vehicle, including ATVs 

and snowmobiles. 

“Paraplegic” means an individual afflicted 

with paralysis of the lower half of the body with 

the involvement of both legs, usually due to disease 

of or injury to the spinal cord. 

“Physically handicapped person,” when used 

in reference to crossbow permits for deer and turkey 

hunting, means a person having a physical impairment 

of the upper extremities that makes a person 

physically incapable of shooting a bow and arrow. 

This includes difficulty in lifting and reaching with 

arms as well as difficulty in handling and fingering 

a bow. 

“Physically handicapped person,” when used 

in the Game Management Area Restrictions section 

(see p. 16), or “non-ambulatory person” when used 

in the Non-Ambulatory Deer License section (see p. 

27) means an individual commonly termed paraplegic 

or quadriplegic, with paralysis or a physical condition 

of the lower half of the body involving both 

legs, usually due to disease or injury to the spinal 

cord; a person who is a single or double leg amputee; 

or a person with any other physical affliction 

which makes it impossible to ambulate successfully 

without the use of a motor vehicle. 

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“Severely disabled person,” when used in reference 

to the Disabled Hunter deer season, means 

a person that qualifies as severely disabled under 

Iowa Code Chapter 321L.1.8, including those who 

have difficulty walking due to lung or heart disease 

or an arthritic, neurological or orthopedic condition. 

“One-way mobile radio transmitter” means 

a radio capable of transmitting a signal but not 

capable of transmitting a voice signal. The signal 

may be tracked or located by radio telemetry or 

located by an audible sound. 

“Two-way radio transmitter” means a radio 

capable of transmitting and receiving voice messages, 

including, but not limited to, a citizen band 

radio or a cellular telephone. Two-way radio transmitters 

would also include walkie-talkies or hand 

held radios. 

“Trespass” means entering property without 

the express permission of the owner, lessee or person 

in lawful possession, with the intent to commit 

a public offense; to use, remove therefrom, alter, 

damage, harass, or place anything animate or inanimate, 

or to hunt, fish or trap on the property. The 

term trespass does not mean entering the right-ofway 

of a public road or highway. Railroad right-ofways 

are considered private property. 

This paragraph does not prohibit the unarmed 

pursuit of game or furbearing animals lawfully 

injured or killed which come to rest on or escape to 

the property of another. 

Hunting Accidents Must be Reported 

Anyone involved in a hunting accident involving 

a firearm which results in a personal injury or 

property damage exceeding $100 must report the 

accident within 12 hours to the sheriff’s office in the 

county where the accident occurred or to the local 

conservation officer. If the conservation officer is 

not immediately available, and it is between normal 

office hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F, report the 

incident to the law enforcement bureau of the DNR 

at the central office in Des Moines at 515-281-5918. 

Anyone who intentionally discharges a firearm 

in a reckless manner is committing an offense, 

ranging from a simple misdemeanor to a felony, 

depending on the seriousness of the personal injury 

or damage to property. 

Showing License to Officer 

Upon request, you must show your license, certificate 

or permit to any peace officer or the owner 

or person in lawful control of the land or water on 

which you are hunting or trapping. You must have 

your license, certificate or permit in your possession. 

Use of CB, Mobile Transmitter or Phone 

You cannot use a two-way mobile radio transmitter 

to communicate the location or direction of 

game or furbearing animals, or to coordinate the 

movement of other hunters. (See the definitions 

of one-and two-way mobile radio transmitters in 

previous column.) 

Exceptions: Coyote hunters may use two-way 

transmitters, except during the two regular gun 

(shotgun) deer seasons. A falconer may use a oneway 

mobile transmitter to recover a free-flying bird 

of prey that is properly banded and covered on a 

falconry permit. Hunters with dogs may use a oneway 

mobile transmitter to track or aid in the recovery 

of the dog. 

Laser Sights are Prohibited 

You cannot use laser sights that cast a ray of 

light on the animal while hunting. (See the exception 

under the hunting by artificial light section on 

p. 15.) 

Unlawful Transportation 

You cannot ship, carry or transport, in any one 

day, game, fish, birds or animals (except furbearing 

animals) in excess of the number legally permitted 

to be possessed, unless authorized by a special 

license such as a Taxidermy License. 

Game Brought into the State 

You may possess game that has been lawfully 

taken outside the state and lawfully brought into the 

state, but you must be able to prove it was legally 

killed and legally transported into the state. See p. 

42 for big game exceptions. 

Retrieval and Waste of Game 

While taking or attempting to take game or 

furbearing animals, you cannot abandon the injured 

animal without making a reasonable effort to 

retrieve it from the field. You cannot leave a usable 

portion of the game or furbearing animal in the 

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field. “Usable portion” in this instance means the 

following: 1) for game, that part of an animal that is 

customarily processed for consumption; and 2) for 

furbearing animals, the fur or hide of the animal. 

Possession and Storage of Game and Hides 

You cannot possess game or furbearing animals 

or their pelts, except deer venison, for more than 

30 days after the close of the season for that species. 

A person in lawful possession of deer venison 

taken with a valid license, may hold the venison 

until the following September 1. From September 

1 until the first day of the next deer open season 

for which the person holds a valid deer hunting 

license, the person shall not possess more than 25 

pounds of deer venison. Any person may possess 

up to 25 pounds of deer venison if the deer was 

lawfully obtained. 

A permit to hold for a longer period may be 

granted by the DNR. The permit application will 

be verified in person and show the number and 

varieties of the skins or hides you may hold. The 

permit will authorize the holder to sell or otherwise 

dispose of such skins or hides. 

Obstruction of Hunting or Trapping 

No one may intentionally obstruct the participation 

of another in the lawful activity of hunting or 

trapping, including but not limited to: 

A) intentionally placing oneself in a location 

where human presence may affect the behavior 

of a furbearing animal, game bird or other game 

or the feasibilty of killing or taking a furbearing 

animal, game bird or other game with the intent of 

obstructing or harassing another person who is lawfully 

hunting or trapping. 

B) intentionally creating a visual, audio, olfactory 

or physical stimulus for the purpose of affecting 

the behavior of a furbearing animal, game 

bird or other game with the intent of obstructing or 

harassing another person who is lawfully hunting 

or trapping. 

C) intentionally affecting the condition or altering 

the placement of personal property used for the 

purpose of taking furbearing animals, birds or other 

game with the intent of obstructing or harassing 

another person who is lawfully hunting or trapping. 

A person shall not interfere with the lawful hunting 

or trapping activities of another person where 

hunting or trapping is authorized by a custodian of 

public property or an owner or lessee of private property. 

This rule does not prohibit a landowner, tenant 

or an employee of the landowner or tenant from 

performing normal agricultural operations or a law 

enforcement officer from performing official duties. 

Blinds 

A blind is a constructed place of concealment for 

hunting, observing or photographing wildlife. You 

may construct a blind on a game management area 

using only the natural vegetation found in the area, 

except that no trees or parts of trees other than willows 

can be cut for that purpose. The use of such 

blinds is on a first-come, first-served basis whether or 

not you constructed the blind. 

You cannot drive or otherwise place any nail, 

spike, pin or any other object, metal or otherwise, 

into any tree on a game management area to construct 

a blind or to make access to a blind or to a 

hunting location above the ground. 

Portable blinds placed in trees and used for purposes 

other than hunting waterfowl may be left on 

an area for a continuous period of time from seven 

days prior to the open season for hunting deer or wild 

turkey to seven days after the final day of the respective 

seasons. See p. 23 for deer blinds. 

Decoys 

Live animals may not be used as decoys for any 

type of hunting. A “decoy” is a likeness of a bird or 

animal used to lure game within shooting range. 

Selling Game 

Except as otherwise provided, you cannot buy or 

sell, dead or alive, a bird or animal, including fish, or 

any part of one which is protected. This does not apply 

to furbearing animals and the skins, plumage and 

antlers of legally taken game. You cannot purchase, 

sell, barter or offer to purchase, sell or barter migratory 

game birds; and for millinery or ornamental use, 

the same applies to the feathers of migratory game 

birds. 

Unlawful Sale 

You cannot buy or sell any wild animal or part of a 

wild animal if the wild animal was unlawfully taken, 

transported or possessed. 

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Transporting Firearms 

A person, except as permitted by law, shall not 

have or carry a gun in or on a vehicle on a public 

highway, unless the gun is taken down or totally 

contained in a securely fastened case, and its barrels 

and attached magazines are unloaded. Handguns 

must be transported unloaded in a closed 

container or securely wrapped package too large to 

conceal on your person or which is not readily accessible 

to any person in the vehicle. Muzzleloaders 

must be cased but will be considered unloaded 

if the cap is removed from the nipple or the priming 

charge is removed from the pan. 

Prohibited Hunting Near Buildings 

You cannot discharge a firearm or shoot or attempt 

to shoot a game or furbearing animal within 

200 yards of a building inhabited by people or 

domestic livestock or a feedlot unless the owner or 

tenant has given consent to do so. Feedlot means a 

lot, yard or corral where livestock is confined for 

the purpose of feeding and growth prior to slaughter. 

Pastures, hayfields or cropfields where animals 

are allowed to graze are not considered feedlots. 

Protection of Public Hunting Areas 

If a public hunting area was in place prior to 

the construction of an adjacent feedlot or building 

inhabited by people or livestock and such 

construction occurred on or after May 14, 2004, 

then consent is not required to shoot on the public 

hunting area or within 200 yards of the feedlot or 

building. This act protects existing uses of public 

hunting areas from infringements caused by new 

construction and development. 

As used in this subsection, “public hunting 

area” means public lands or waters available for 

hunting by the public and identified as a public 

hunting area by the city, county, state or federal 

government. 

Hunting by Artificial Light 

Sights that project a light beam, including laser 

sights, are not legal for hunting. You cannot cast 

the rays of a spotlight, headlight or other artificial 

light on a highway or in a field, woodland or forest 

for the purpose of spotting, locating, taking or 

attempting to take or hunt a bird or animal, while 

having in possession or control, either singly or as 

one of a group of persons, any firearm, bow or other 

device capable of killing or taking a bird or animal. 

This rule does not apply to hunting raccoons or 

other furbearing animals when they are treed with 

the aid of dogs. 

This rule also does not apply to deer being taken 

by or under the control of a local government body 

within its corporate limits pursuant to an approved 

special deer population control plan. 

Shooting Rifle Over Water or Highway 

You cannot shoot any rifle on or over any of the 

public highways or waters of the state or any railroad 

right-of-way. You cannot discharge a shotgun 

shooting a slug, pistol or revolver on or over a public 

roadway (see diagram below). 

Additionally, no person shall discharge a rifle, including 

a muzzleloading rifle or musket, or a handgun 

from a highway; or discharge a shotgun shooting slugs 

from a highway north of U.S. Highway 30, while deer 

hunting. 

“Roadway” means the portion of the highway 

improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular 

travel, including the shoulder. 

“Highway” means the entire width between 

property lines, from fenceline to fenceline (includes 

the ditches). 

Private Property 

{ 

Fence 

Ditch 

} 

Highway or 

Roadway 

Right-of-Way 

(includes 

shoulder) 

Ditch 

Fence 

Hunting from Aircraft or Snowmobiles 

Prohibited 

A person shall not intentionally kill or wound, attempt 

to kill or wound, or pursue any animal, fowl, 

or fish from or with an aircraft in flight or from or 

with any vehicles commonly known as snowmobiles. 

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Motor Vehicle Restrictions 

The use of motor vehicles on all game management 

areas is restricted. 

Roads and parking lots. Motor vehicles are 

prohibited on a game management area except on 

constructed and designated roads and parking lots 

unless specifically permitted. 

Physically handicapped persons. Physically 

handicapped persons may use certain motor vehicles 

on game management areas, according to the 

restrictions set out as follows, so that they might 

enjoy such uses as are available to others. (See 

definitions of “Motor Vehicle” and “Physically 

handicapped person” on p. 12.) 

“Permits.” Each physically disabled person 

must have a permit issued by the director of the 

DNR to use motor vehicles on game management 

areas. An applicant must submit a certificate from 

their doctor stating he or she meets the criteria for 

physically disabled persons. Permit applications 

are available online at www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/ 

HuntingLicensesLaws/LicenseApplications.aspx or 

by visiting the regional or district offices on p. 45, 

or by calling the DNR at 515-281-5918. There is a 

$2 writing fee. 

“Approved Areas.” A permit holder must annually 

contact the technician or wildlife biologist of 

the specific area(s) the permit holder wishes to use. 

The technician or wildlife biologist will determine 

which areas or portions of areas will not be open 

to use by permittees to protect the permittee from 

hazards or to protect certain natural resources of the 

area. The technician or wildlife biologist will assist 

by arranging access to the area and by designating 

specific sites on the area where the motor vehicle 

may be used, and where it may not be used. The 

technician or wildlife biologist will provide a map of 

the area showing the sites where use is permitted and 

bearing the technician’s or wildlife biologist’s signature 

and the date. Non-handicapped companions of 

permit holders are not covered under the conditions 

of the permit. 

“Exclusive use.” The issuance of a permit does 

not imply that the permittee has exclusive use of the 

area. Permittees shall take reasonable care so as not 

to unduly interfere with the use of the area by others. 

“Prohibited acts.” Except as provided, the use of 

a motor vehicle on any game management area by 

a person without a valid permit, or at any site not 

approved on a signed map, is prohibited. Permits 

and maps must be carried by the permittee at all 

times that the permittee is using a motor vehicle on 

a game management area, and must be exhibited to 

any DNR employee or law enforcement official upon 

request. 

Iowa Wildlife Management Areas Requiring Nontoxic Shot for ALL Hunting 

[excluding deer and wild turkey] 

Benton County, Iowa River Corridor; Boone 

County, Harrier Marsh WMA; Buena Vista 

County, all state and federal areas; Calhoun 

County, South Twin Lake, Cerro Gordo County, 

all state and federal areas; Clay County, all state 

and federal areas except the Ocheyedan WMA 

target shooting range; Dickinson County, all state 

and federal areas except the Spring Run WMA 

target shooting area; Emmet County, all state 

and federal areas; Franklin County, all state and 

federal areas; Greene County, all state and federal 

areas except Rippey Access and McMahon Access; 

Guthrie County, McCord Pond, Lakin Slough and 

Bays Branch WMAs, excluding the target shooting 

range at Bays Branch WMA. 

Also, Hamilton County, Little Wall Lake, Gordon 

Marsh and Bauer Slough WMAs; Hancock 

County, all state and federal areas; Humboldt 

County, all state and federal areas; Iowa County, 

Iowa River Corridor, Jasper County, Chichaqua 

Wildlife Management Area; Kossuth County, all 

state and federal areas; Osceola County, all state 

and federal areas; Palo Alto County, all state and 

federal areas; Pocahontas County; all state and 

federal areas except Kalsow Prairie; Polk County, 

Paul Errington Marsh WMA and Chichaqua 

WMAs; Sac County, all state and federal areas 

except White Horse Access and Sac City Access; 

Story County, Colo Bog and Hendrickson Marsh; 

Tama County, Iowa River Corridor; Winnebago 

County, all state and federal areas; Worth 

County, all state and federal areas; and Wright 

County, all state and federal areas. 

Target shooting on these areas will also require the 

use of nontoxic shot. 

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The DNR has designated portions of some wildlife management areas as “wildlife refuges” or “waterfowl 

refuges.” The areas and the restrictions that apply to them are described below. In addition, 

portions of some wildlife areas may be posted as “restricted areas.” It is unlawful to trespass in any 

manner within the posted boundaries of restricted areas, except department personnel and law enforcement 

officials may enter these areas at any time in performance of their duties. 

Wildlife Refuges 

Restrictions: The following areas under the jurisdiction of the DNR are established as wildlife refuges 

where posted. It shall be unlawful to hunt, pursue, kill, trap, or take any wild animal, bird, or game on 

these areas at any time, and no one shall carry firearms thereon, except where and when specifically 

authorized by the DNR. It shall also be unlawful to trespass in any manner on the following areas, where 

posted, during the dates posted, both dates inclusive, except that DNR personnel and law enforcement 

officials may enter the area at any time in performance of their duties, and hunters, under the supervision 

of department staff, may enter when specifically authorized by the DNR. 

Area 

South Twin Lake 

Allen Green Refuge 

Henderson 

Ingham Lake 

Hawkeye Wildlife Area 

Colyn Area 

County 

Calhoun 

Des Moines 

Dickinson 

Emmet 

Johnson 

Lucas 

Iowa Refuges 

Area 

Gladys Black Eagle Refuge 

Five Island Lake 

Polk City Refuge 

Smith Area 

Green Valley Lake 

County 

Marion 

Palo Alto 

Polk 

Pottawattamie 

Union 


Waterfowl Refuges 

Restrictions. The following areas under the jurisdiction of the DNR are established as waterfowl refuges. 

It shall be unlawful to hunt ducks and geese on the following areas, where posted, at any time 

during the year. It shall be unlawful to trespass in any manner on the following areas, where posted, 

during the dates posted, both dates inclusive, except that DNR personnel and law enforcement officials 

may enter the area at any time in performance of their duties, and hunters, under the supervision of department 

staff, may enter when specifically authorized by the DNR. 

Area 

Lake Icaria 

Pool Slough Wildlife Area 

Rathbun Area 

Sedan Bottoms 

Sweet Marsh 

Big Marsh 

Union Hills 

Ventura Marsh 

Round Lake 

Jemmerson Slough Complex 

Forney Lake 

Riverton Area 

Dunbar Slough 

Bays Branch 

County 

Adams 

Allamakee 

Appanoose, Lucas, 

Wayne 

Appanoose 

Bremer 

Butler 

Cerro Gordo 

Cerro Gordo 

Clay 

Dickinson 

Fremont 

Fremont 

Greene 

Guthrie 

Area 

Crystal Hills 

Eagle Flats 

Eagle Lake 

Green Island Area 

Muskrat Slough 

Red Rock Area 

Badger Lake 

Chichaqua Area 

McCausland 

Princeton Area 

Otter Creek Marsh 

Rice Lake Area 

Snyder Bend Lake 

Elk Creek Marsh 

County 

Hancock 

Hancock 

Hancock 

Jackson 

Jones 

Marion, Polk, Warren 

Monona 

Polk 

Scott 

Scott 

Tama 

Winnebago 

Woodbury 

Worth 

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Fines and Damages 

Poaching is A Crime! 

If you observe or know 

of a fish or wildlife violation, 

report it to TIP as 

soon as possible by 

calling 1-800-532-2020. 

Provide as much information 

as possible when 

you call, such as a description of the possible 

violator, the vehicle and the time and location 

of the violation. 

A conservation officer will be dispatched to 

investigate. Since the TIP program began in 

1985, about $225,000 has been approved in 

reward payments. 

Turn In Poachers 

1-800-532-2020 

or online at http://iowadnr.gov 

You can remain anonymous! 

Multiple Offender Program for Fish and 

Wildlife Violators 

Convictions are assigned point values as determined 

by the Iowa Administrative Code. Licenses 

will be suspended or revoked for a specific period 

as determined by the number of points accumulated. 

Point values range from one to three points 

depending on the seriousness of the violation. 

A “Multiple Offender” is any person who has 

equaled or exceeded five points during a consecutive 

three year period. This program applies even if 

all violations occur as a single event with no previous 

violations. 

This program is administered by the DNR and 

is in addition to any penalties or revocations/suspensions 

imposed by the court for the same violation. 

Persons with suspended or revoked hunting 

and fishing privileges will not be allowed to purchase 

licenses during the suspension period. 

Liquidated Damages 

In addition to penalties assessed by the court, a person 

who is convicted of unlawfully selling, taking, catching, 

killing, injuring, destroying or having in their possession 

any animal, shall reimburse the state for the value of the 

animal as follows: 

1. For each antlered deer, reimbursement shall be based on 

the score of the antlered deer as measured by the Boone and 

Crockett club’s scoring system for whitetail deer as follows: 

(a) 150 gross inches or less....................... $2,000 to $5,000 

and 80 hours of community service or, in lieu of the 

community service, a minimum of $4,000 and not more 

than $10,000, in an amount that is deemed reasonable by 

the court. 

(b) More than 150 gross inches............... $5,000 to $10,000 

and 80 hours of community service or, in lieu of the 

community service, a minimum of $10,000 and not more 

than $20,000, in an amount that is deemed reasonable by 

the court. 

2. For each deer ........................................................ $1,500 

3. For each bobcat, wild turkey, beaver, mink, otter, 

red fox, gray fox or raccoon ................................... $200 

4. For each animal or bird or the raw pelt or plumage of 

such animal or bird for which damages are not otherwise 

prescribed.................................................................. $50 

5. For each reptile, mussel or amphibian...................... $15 

6. For each animal classified by the Natural Resource 

Commission as an endangered or threatened species ..... 

...................................................................... $1,000 

7. For each wild elk, antelope, buffalo or moose ..... $2,500 

8. For each swan or crane......................................... $1,500 

9. For each conviction of unlawfully harvesting ginseng, 

the state will be reimbursed 150 percent of the 

ginseng’s market value as determined by the department. 

Donate to Turn In Poachers (TIP) 

Hunters and anglers may donate $2 to the TIP program 

when purchasing a license. The contribution will help 

put fish and wildlife poachers out of business. 

Wildlife Violator Compact is an agreement between participating states that prohibits a person whose 

hunting or fishing privileges are suspended in one state from participating in those activities in another state 

(see Iowa Courts Online). Member states include Iowa, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, 

Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, 

Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, 

West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Other states may be in the process of joining the compact. 

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General Hunting Regulations that may also 

apply to upland game hunters: 

See “General Hunting Regulations” p. 12. 

Upland Game Hunting Information 

Resident and Nonresident License Requirements 

and Fees 

See p. 4 and 9. 

Upland Game 

Upland game includes pheasant, quail, gray 

partridge, ruffed grouse (open zone p. 7), and cottontails. 

Hunter Orange Required 

To hunt upland game birds, including ruffed 

grouse, you must wear at least one of the following 

articles of visible, external apparel with at least 

50 percent of its surface area solid blaze orange in 

color: hat, cap, vest, coat, jacket, sweatshirt, shirt or 

coveralls. 

The Iowa DNR publishes its pheasant and small game population survey in 

early September online at http://www.iowadnr.gov/pheasantsurvey 

Hunting and Trapping Furbearing Animals 

Furbearer Hunting and Trapping Seasons, 

Limits and Shooting Hours 

See p. 5. 

Furbearing Animals 

The following are considered furbearing animals 

and may be legally harvested: beaver, badger, bobcat, 

mink, muskrat, raccoon, striped skunk, opossum, 

weasel, coyote, groundhog (woodchuck), red 

fox, gray fox and otter. Gray wolf is also a furbearer 

but may not be trapped or hunted. 

Furharvester License 

Hunters and Trappers must have a furharvester 

license and have paid the habitat fee (see p. 4) to 

hunt all furbearers, except coyote and groundhog, 

and to trap any furbearing animal. A hunting 

license is not needed when hunting furbearers. 

Coyote and groundhog may be hunted with a hunting 

or furharvester license. 

Permit to Hold Hides (see p. 14) 

Transporting Pheasants 

A foot, fully feathered wing, or fully feathered 

head must remain attached to any pheasant transported 

within the state. The bird may be field 

dressed, but the carcass must remain intact. 

Youth Pheasant Season 

Resident hunters ages 15 or younger may hunt 

rooster (male) pheasants during the Youth Pheasant 

Season without having a Hunting License, paying 

the Habitat Fee, or passing a hunter education 

course. The youth hunter must be accompanied 

by an adult 18 years old or older who has a valid 

Hunting License and has paid the Habitat Fee if 

normally required to do so to hunt. Only the youth 

may shoot pheasants. The adult may shoot other 

game if seasons are open. All other regulations in 

effect for the regular pheasant season apply during 

the youth hunt. 

Disturbing Dens 

You cannot molest or disturb, in any manner, any 

den, lodge or house of a furbearing animal or beaver 

dam except by written permission of an officer appointed 

by the director of the DNR. You cannot use 

any chemical, explosive, smoking device, mechanical 

ferret, wire, tool, instrument or water to remove 

furbearing animals from their dens. 

Box Traps 

A person shall not use or attempt to use colony traps 

in taking, capturing, trapping or killing any game or 

furbearing animals except muskrats. Box traps capable 

of capturing more than one game or furbearing animal 

at each setting are prohibited. A valid hunting license 

is required for box trapping cottontail rabbits and 

squirrels. 

Removal of Animals from Traps and Snares 

All animals or animal carcasses caught in any type 

of trap or snare, except those that are placed entirely 

under water and designed to drown the animal immediately, 

must be removed from the trap or snare, by the 

Upland Hunting, Trapping Furbearers 

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Trapping Furbearers 

trap or snare user, immediately upon discovery and 

within 24 hours of the time the animal is caught. 

Snares 

For the purpose of law enforcement, snares are 

considered to be traps. 

No person shall set or maintain any snare in any 

public road right-of-way so the snare, when fully 

extended, can touch any fence. A snare set on private 

land other than roadsides within 30 yards of 

a pond, lake, creek, drainage ditch, stream or river 

must have a loop size of 11 inches or less in horizontal 

measurement. All other snares must have a 

loop size of 8 inches or less in horizontal measurement, 

except for snares with at least one-half of 

the loop under water. Snares cannot be attached 

to a drag. All snares must have a functional deer 

lock which will not allow the snare loop to close 

smaller than 2 1/2 inches. 

Mechanical Snares 

It is illegal to set any mechanically-powered 

snare designed to capture an animal by the neck or 

body unless the snare is placed completely under 

water. 

Body-gripping and Conibear-type Traps 

You cannot set or maintain any body-gripping or 

conibear-type trap on any public road right-of-way 

within 5 feet of any fence. 

Humane traps, or traps designed to kill instantly, 

with a jaw spread as originally manufactured with 

an inside measurement that exceeds 8 inches, are 

unlawful to use except when placed entirely under 

water. 

Public Roadside Limitations 

Conibear-type traps and snares must not be set 

on the right-of-way of a public road within 200 

yards of the entry to a private drive serving a residence 

without the permission of the occupant. You 

cannot set or maintain any snare or conibear-type 

trap within any public road right-of-way within 

200 yards of buildings inhabited by humans unless 

a resident of the dwelling adjacent to the public 

road right-of-way has given permission, or unless 

the body-gripping or conibear-type trap is completely 

under water or at least one-half of the loop 

of the snare is under water. This does not limit 

the use of foothold traps or box-type live traps in 

public road right-of-ways. A person may not place 

a trap, stake or non-indigenous set making material 

upon any public road right-of-way except during 

a period of time that begins two weeks before the 

trapping season opens and ends on the last day of 

the season. 

Foothold and Leghold Traps 

You cannot set or maintain, on land, any foothold 

or leghold trap with metal serrated jaws, 

metal-toothed jaws or a spread inside the set jaws 

greater than 7 inches as measured to the outside 

edge. 

Trap Tag Requirements 

All traps and snares, whether set or not, possessed 

by a person who can reasonably be presumed 

to be trapping must have a metal tag 

attached, plainly labeled with the user’s name 

and address. Officers appointed by the DNR can 

confiscate such traps and snares when not properly 

labeled or checked. 

Exposed Bait 

You cannot set or maintain any foothold or 

body-gripping trap or snare within 20 feet of exposed 

bait on land anywhere in the state, or over 

water in the following areas: 

a) Mississippi River corridor - Allamakee, Clayton, 

Dubuque, Jackson, Clinton, Scott, Muscatine, 

Louisa, Des Moines and Lee counties. 

b) Missouri River corridor - Those portions of 

Woodbury, Monona, Harrison, Pottawattamie, 

Mills and Fremont counties west of Interstate 29. 

c) Des Moines River corridor - Boone, Dallas, 

Polk, Marion, Mahaska, Wapello and Van Buren 

counties. 

“Exposed bait” means meat or viscera of any 

animal, bird, fish, amphibian or reptile with or 

without skin, hide or feathers that is visible to 

soaring birds. 

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Trapping on Game Management Areas Marking 

Trap Sites 

You cannot place on any game management 

area any trap, stake, flag, marker or any other 

item or device to trap furbearers, or to mark or 

otherwise claim any site to trap furbearers, except 

during the open season for taking furbearers other 

than coyote and groundhogs. 

Bobcat Season Open in Shaded Counties Only 

Closed 

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Bobcat Hunting and Trapping 

Hunters and Trappers must have a furharvester 

license and pay the habitat fee to trap bobcats, if 

normally required to have them to trap. A regular 

hunting license will not be adequate. 

The season is open in the following counties: 

Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Cass, 

Clarke, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Des 

Moines, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison, Henry, Iowa, 

Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Madison, 

Mahaska, Marion, Mills, Monona, Monroe, 

Montgomery, Muscatine, Page, Pottawattamie, 

Poweshiek, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, 

Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne and Woodbury. 

Season Limit: 1 bobcat per licensed furharvester, 

regardless if it was hunted or trapped. 

LEE 

LOUISA 

DES MOINES 

River Otter Trapping 

Trappers must have a furharvester license and 

pay the habitat fee to trap otter, if normally required 

to have them to trap. 

Season Limit: 2 otters per licensed furharvester. 

Tagging Requirements 

Furharvesters must contact a Conservation Officer 

within 7 days of taking an otter or bobcat to 

receive a CITES tag. The CITES tags must 

remain with the animal until it is sold. Animals 

kept for taxidermy or other display or 

educational purposes must have the CITES 

tag retained at all times. 

Otters and bobcats accidentally captured 

after the season has closed and bobcats 

accidentally captured in an area of the state 

closed to bobcat harvesting, must be turned 

CLINTON 

over to DNR without penalty. 

Otter and Bobcat Parts Collection 

Starting this year, only the intact skull or 

complete lower jaw of otters and bobcats 

will be collected for population monitoring 

purposes. The skull or lower jaw should be 

labeled with their unique CITES tag number 

(not the CITES tag) attached to it, then stored in 

a freezer, preferably in a clear ziploc bag. Otter and 

bobcat skulls or jawbones can simply be given to a 

DNR law enforcement officer or dropped off at the 

nearest district wildlife office (p.45). 

Have A Question? 

Call the DNR office in Des Moines at 

515-281-5918, or a regional office on p. 45. 

Trapping Furbearers 

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Managing Iowa’s Deer Herd 

Dale Garner, chief 

DNR Wildlife Bureau 

2013 Deer Hunting Information 

Hunters continue to do 

a great job managing Iowa’s 

world class deer herd. Although 

the number of antlerless deer 

harvested declined this past 

season, hunters were still willing 

to take extra does in areas 

with special hunts. These are 

often around urban areas or 

parks where extra pressure is 

needed. 

This fall hunters will need 

to continue to work closely with 

the landowner and adjust their local doe harvest to 

keep deer number stable. This is especially true in 

areas where EHD hit last fall. 

Although surveys this past year show mostly 

stable deer numbers, hunters may want to refrain 

from harvesting does where EHD impacted local 

deer numbers. 

The DNR will continue testing harvested 

deer for CWD as well so please cooperate if you 

are asked in the field. To date, CWD has not been 

detected in wild deer but continued surveillance is 

necessary. 

Properly managing Iowa’s deer herd requires 

accurate harvest data. Reporting your harvest is 

required by law. Reporting either on-line or using 

your cell phone is easy. Because this data is important, 

hunters will be checked for compliance. 

Managing Iowa’s deer herd has always been 

a cooperative effort between hunters, landowners 

and the DNR. By working together, we can keep 

this great resource 

the envy of the 

hunting world. 

Deer Hunting 

Deer Seasons, License Purchase Dates and 

Antlerless Quotas 

See p. 6. 

License Requirements and Fees 


SPECIAL HUNTING REGULATIONS 

THAT APPLY TO DEER HUNTING 

General Hunting Regulations may also apply to 

deer hunters. See p. 12. 


Shooting hours for all deer seasons are 1/2 

hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. 


The head and antlers (if any) must remain attached 

to the carcass until it is processed for consumption. 

Hunters in the Youth, Disabled Hunter, 

Bow, Early Muzzleloader, and Late Muzzleloader 

seasons must shoot their own deer and tag only the 

deer they shoot. 

Hunters in both shotgun seasons and the January 

Antlerless-only season may shoot deer for each 

other, provided that all tagging requirements are 

followed, and the deer will be considered in the 

possession of the hunter whose tag is affixed to it. 

No person shall tag a deer with a tag that was 

purchased after the deer was taken. 

A hunter may not carry a deer license or transportation 

tag issued to another hunter while deer 

hunting. See p. 29. 

Deer hunters may not possess a tag belonging to 

another hunter while in the field. 

PAID DEER LICENSES see p. 26 

Resident hunters may obtain the following 

types of deer licenses: 

Paid Any-deer Licenses are valid statewide in 

the season selected by the hunter at the time the 

license is purchased. Any-deer licenses are valid 

for taking deer of either sex. A hunter may have 

one Any-deer license for the Bow Season and one 

Any-deer license for one of the following seasons: 

Early Muzzleloader, Late Muzzleloader, Shotgun 

Season 1, or Shotgun Season 2. Exceptions: 

Youth, Disabled Season hunters see p. 27. 

There is a quota of 7,500 Early Muzzleloader 

Season Any-deer licenses. These are sold firstcome 

first-served until the quota is filled or until 

the last day of the Early Muzzleloader Season. 

Paid Antlerless-only Licenses are valid for 

taking only antlerless deer. An antlerless deer 

is a deer with no forked antler. These licenses 

are valid only in the county and season or deer 

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population management zone and season selected 

by the hunter at the time the license is purchased. 

Quotas for Antlerless-only licenses are set for 

each county to direct the additional harvest of does 

to areas with the greatest number of deer. The 

quota is the maximum number of Antlerless-only 

licenses that will be sold for each county for all 

deer seasons. Licenses are sold first-come firstserved 

until the quota is reached. See p. 6. 

Allowable Combinations of Paid Deer Licenses 

See table on p. 26. 

January Antlerless-only Season 

Only antlerless deer may be taken during the 

January Antlerless-only season. Hunters may 

participate in this season regardless of any other 

deer license they have obtained. Residents may 

begin purchasing the January season licenses 

on Dec. 15. Public and private land may be 

hunted during the January Antlerless-only season. 

Nonresidents may purchase January antlerless 

season licenses on Jan. 11. 

Shotguns, handguns, muzzleloaders and bows 

may be used. Center-fire rifles may be used during 

the entire January Antlerless-only season (January 

11 – 19) in the following counties: Mills, Fremont, 

Montgomery, Page, Adams, Taylor, Union, Ringgold, 

Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne, Monroe, Appanoose, 

Wapello, Davis, Jefferson, Van Buren, Henry, Lee, 

and Des Moines (see map p. 6). See p. 24 for 

definitions of legal method of take. 

How Many Paid Antlerless-only Licenses 

May I Have? 

Hunters may purchase multiple Antlerless-only 

licenses in some seasons and season combinations. 

See p. 26. 

Bag and Possession Limit 

For Shotgun Season 1, Shotgun Season 2, and 

January Antlerless-only seasons, the daily bag and 

possession limit is one deer for each unfilled transportation 

tag issued to a hunter who is present in the 

party. 

For all other deer seasons, the daily bag and possession 

limit is one deer for each license and transportation 

tag issued to the hunter for that season. 

The annual possession limit is one deer for each 

license and transportation tag obtained by the hunter 

for all seasons. 

Helping Other Hunters 

Resident and nonresident deer hunters with a valid 

deer hunting license may hunt with and assist other 

deer hunters only in the season specified on their 

license. Party hunting is allowed in the Shotgun 1, 

Shotgun 2 and the January Antlerless-only seasons, 

and hunters must have a license valid for the county 

where a shotgun is a legal method of take. See tagging 

requirements on p. 29. 

Blaze Orange Required 

To hunt deer with a firearm in any season you must 

wear one of the following articles of external, visible, 

solid blaze orange clothing: vest, jacket, coat, 

sweatshirt, sweater, shirt or coveralls. An orange hat 

alone is not sufficient. No person shall use a blind for 

hunting deer during the regular shotgun deer seasons 

unless such blind exhibits a solid blaze orange marking 

with a minimum of 144 square inches visible in 

all directions. 

A blind is defined as a place of concealment constructed, 

either wholly or partially from man made 

materials, which is used for the purpose of hiding a 

person who is hunting from sight. A blind is not a naturally 

occurring landscape feature or an arrangement 

of natural or agricultural plant material that a hunter 

uses for concealment. In addition to the requirements 

above, hunters using blinds must also satisfy the requirements 

of wearing blaze orange. 

Tree Stands 

You may not construct a permanent tree stand on 

state public hunting areas. You may not drive or in 

any other way place any nail, spike, pin, or any other 

metal object into a tree on state public hunting areas 

to construct a blind or to provide hunting access to a 

location above the ground. 

Tree stands may be left on a state public hunting 

area from 7 days prior to the start of a deer season 

until 7 days after the final day of that season. 

Prohibited Devices and Activities 

You may not use dogs, domestic animals, bait, 

radios, handguns, rifles and crossbows (except as 

described below), automobiles, aircraft, electronic 

calls or any mechanical conveyance or device to hunt 

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deer. Paraplegics and single- or double-leg amputees 

may hunt from any stationary motor-driven conveyance. 


with paralysis of the lower half of the body with the 

involvement of both legs, usually due to disease or 

injury to the spinal cord. 

“Bait” means grain, fruit, vegetables, nuts, 

hay, salt, mineral blocks, or any other natural food 

materials, commercial products containing natural 

food materials, or by-products of such materials 

transported to or placed in an area for the purpose of 

attracting wildlife. Bait does not include food placed 

during normal agricultural activities. 

Shooting Firearms Over Water or Highway 

You cannot shoot any rifle on or over any of the 

public highways or waters of the state or any railroad 

right of way. You cannot discharge a shotgun shooting 

a slug, a pistol or a revolver on or over a public 

roadway. 

Additionally, no person shall discharge a rifle, 

including a muzzleloading rifle or musket, or a handgun 

from a highway; or discharge a shotgun shooting 

slugs from a highway north of U.S. Highway 30, 

while deer hunting. 


{ 

Fence 

Ditch 

} 

Highway or 

Roadway 

Right-of-Way 

(includes 

shoulder) 

Ditch 

Fence 


LEGAL METHOD OF TAKE 

Archery: Longbows, recurve bows, and 

compound bows shooting broadhead arrows are 

permitted. No explosive or chemical devices may 

be attached to the arrow or broadhead. There are 

no minimum draw weights for bows or minimum 

diameter for broadheads. Arrows must be at least 

18 inches long. Draw locks on compound bows are 

legal. 

Crossbows are not legal except that a physically 

handicapped person, as defined on p. 12, may 

obtain a permit from the DNR to use a crossbow. 

Applications are available at www.iowadnr. 

gov then click on licenses and laws and then 

on applications, or by visiting the DNR central 

office or any of the district offices (p. 45), or by 

calling the DNR at 515-281-5918. Residents 

70 and older may obtain one Antlerless-only 

statewide crossbow deer license. See p. 27 for 

details. Hunters may not carry a handgun while 

hunting under an archery tag, unless they have an 

unfilled transportation tag for a season that allows 

handguns. 

Shotguns: 10-, 12-, 16-, and 20-gauge shotguns 

shooting single slugs only. 

Muzzleloaders: Flintlock or percussion cap 

muzzleloading rifles or muskets between .44 and 

.775 caliber shooting single projectiles; muzzleloading 

pistols .44 caliber or larger with a minimum 

barrel length of 4 inches and no shoulder 

stock or long barrel modifications. Muzzleloaders 

equipped with electronic ignition are not allowed. 

There are no restrictions on in-line or disktype 

muzzleloaders. Riflescopes may also be used. 

Handguns: Center-fire handguns .357 caliber 

or larger, shooting straight wall ammunition with 

an expanding-type bullet. Minimum barrel length 

for all handguns is 4 inches. No shoulder stock or 

long barrel modifications are allowed. 

Only the following center-fire cartridges may 

be used: .357 Magnum, .357 Maximum, .375 

Winchester, .38 Super, .40 S&W, .401 Powermag, 

10 mm Auto, .41 Remington Magnum, .41 Action 

Express, .44 S&W Special, .44 Remington Magnum, 

.44 Automag, .444 Marlin, .445 Super Mag, 

.45 ACP, .45 Colt, .45 Super Mag, .45 Winchester 

Magnum, .45 Silhouette, .451 Detonics, .454 

Casull, .45-70 Govt., .460 Rowland, .460 S&W 

Mag, .475 Widley Magnum, .475 Linebaugh, .480 

Ruger, .50 Action Express, .50 Linebaugh, .50 

Beowulf and .500 S&W Mag. 

Hunters age 16 and under may not use any 

handguns. Hunters ages 17 through 20 must be accompanied 

by a parent, guardian or spouse who is 

at least 21 years old to use a handgun. 

Center-fire rifles: Rifles .24 caliber or larger. 

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LEGAL METHOD OF TAKE BY SEASON 

SEASON Archery Muzzleloader Handgun Shotgun Center-fire Rifle 

Youth/Disabled X X X 1 X 

Bow 3,4 

X 

Early Muzzleloader X X 2 

Late Muzzleloader X X X 

Shotgun 1 X X X 

Shotgun 2 X X X 

Nonresident Holiday Season X X X 

Jan. Antlerless-only X X X X 

Jan. Antlerless-only (bottom 2 tiers) X X X X X 

1 

Only disabled hunters that are otherwise eligible may use a handgun. 

2 

Muzzleloading pistols only. 

3 

Antlerless Senior (70 years old and older) Statewide Crossbow License during the bow season only. 

4 

Cannot carry a handgun while hunting with a bow tag, unless hunter has an unfilled transportation tag for a season 

that allows handguns. 

Game Carcass Disposal 

Iowa law allows cleaned game carcasses and waste from home meat processing to be disposed of alongside other 

household garbage. 

Carcasses must have the recoverable meat and entrails removed, but the carcass can include bones and meat 

scraps. Simply place the remains in a garbage bag and put it in the garbage can. 

Dumping a carcass in a road ditch or public parking lot is considered littering and subject to enforcement. Questions? 

Contact the local landfill or solid waste agency. 

ATV and ORV Use and Hunting 

The following regulations apply when using 

all-terrain vehicles for hunting purposes: 

It is illegal to operate an ATV or ORV on 

DNR Wildlife Management Areas.* 

A person shall not operate an ATV with more 

persons on the vehicle than it was designed to 

carry. 

You must obtain permission from the landowner 

to operate an ATV or ORV on private 

land. 

When transporting guns on an ATV or ORV, 

guns must be unloaded and in a case at all 

times. 

It is illegal to chase or use a machine to assist 

in the taking of any game animal. 

*Physically handicapped persons may be eligible 

for a permit to operate an ATV or ORV 

on DNR lands. Permission for access is still 

required. See “Approved Areas” on p. 16. 

For a copy of Iowa’s ATV and ORV Regulations, 

contact your local state conservation officer, county 

recorder or DNR office. The information is also 

posted on the DNR’s website at http://iowadnr.gov 

Iowa Deer Classic 

Feb. 28-March 2, 2014 

Iowa Events Center—Des Moines 

www.IowaDeerClassic.com 


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Deer License Combinations 

DIRECTIONS: The chart below will help determine which licenses resident Iowa deer hunters may purchase. To use, 1] select the preferred Any-deer license from the left 

column. 2] Follow to the right, staying within the same horizontal line, to determine what additional licenses may be purchased. Bonus licenses, if eligible, [Youth, Disabled, 

Nonambulatory, Senior Antlerless Crossbow] may be purchased in addition to statewide licenses. [See p. 27.] 

ANTLERLESS-ONLY LICENSES: Before Sept. 15: Maximum 1. Beginning Sept. 15: No limit until quotas fill. Select from the same horizontal row as your Any-deer 

license selection. Valid in one county; county quotas apply. 

#JANUARY ANTLERLESS: Sales begin Dec. 15: No limit until quotas fill. Valid in one eligible county; county quotas apply. 

FIRST ANY-DEER LICENSE 

Valid statewide: Maximum 1 per 

hunter. No quota except Early 

Muzzleloader. Select one license 

from any box below. 

IOWA RESIDENT DEER LICENSE OPTIONS 2013-2014 SEASON 

SECOND ANY-DEER LICENSE 

Valid statewide: Maximum 1 per hunter. 

No quota except Early Muzzleloader. 

Select one license from the same row as 

the first Any-deer license section. 

ANTLERLESS-ONLY LICENSES 

*An Any-deer license for Early Muzzleloader season must be purchased before the 

Early Muzzleloader Antlerless-only license may be purchased. 

SHOTGUN SEASON 1 Bow Season 

Shotgun Season 1 

Bow 

Late Muzzleloader 

Youth [if eligible] 

#January Antlerless 

Disabled [if eligible] 

SHOTGUN SEASON 2 Bow Season 


Bow 







Bow 





BOW 



Bow 





Early Muzzleloader [7,500 Quota] 

*Early Muzzleloader 

Bow 






Shotgun Season 1 OR 

Shotgun Season 2 (not both) 

Bow 





EARLY MUZZLELOADER 

[7,500 Quota] 

Bow Season 

*Early Muzzleloader 

Bow 





LATE MUZZLELOADER 

NONE PURCHASED 

Bow Season 

None Purchased 



Bow 



Bow 









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BONUS DEER HUNTS 

Youth Deer Season. Iowa residents that are 

less than 16 years old on the day they obtain a 

license, are eligible for the Youth Season subject to 

the following restrictions: 

While hunting, youth hunters must be under the 

direct supervision of an adult mentor who has a 

valid Hunting License and has paid the Habitat 

Fee, if the adult is normally required to have 

them to hunt. Only one youth hunter may accompany 

each adult mentor. 

Clothing requirements, method of take and all 

other deer hunting regulations in effect during 

the regular deer seasons are in effect during the 

youth season, if hunting deer with a firearm. 

If a youth hunter turns 16 while utilizing a youth 

license, they must purchase a hunting license 

and habitat fee, if normally required. 

Youth licenses are Any-deer licenses valid 

statewide for taking one deer of either sex. Youth 

hunters may hunt with a bow, shotgun or muzzleloader 

as defined on p. 24. 

Unfilled Youth Tag 

Youth hunters with an Any-deer license who 

do not take a deer during the youth deer hunting 

season may use the Any-deer license and unused 

tag during the early or late muzzleloader or one of 

the two shotgun seasons ONLY. The youth must 

follow all other rules specified for each season. 

Party hunting is not allowed while hunting with 

a youth tag, regardless of the season. The deer 

must be harvested by the youth whose name is on 

the tag. Youth hunters may also obtain deer licenses 

for other seasons like any other hunter. Youth 

Antlerless-only licenses are good for only taking 

antlerless deer during the youth season. 

A youth who resides with and is a member of 

the family of a landowner or tenant who is eligible 

for Landowner-Tenant Deer Licenses may obtain a 

Landowner-Tenant License for the Youth Season. 

The Landowner-Tenant Youth License will count 

as the one Landowner-Tenant Any-deer License 

the landowner or tenant family is entitled to for all 

deer seasons (see p. 28). 

Severely Disabled Deer Permit and License 

A severely disabled (see p. 12) Iowa resident 

may be issued one any-deer license to hunt 

deer during the Youth season with a bow, shotgun 

or muzzleloader as defined on p. 24. A person 

obtaining this license may obtain any other deer 

hunting licenses for which they are eligible. Applications 

for a severely disabled deer license permit 

are available online at www.iowadnr.gov/hunting 

then clicking on hunting licenses and laws, or any 

of the regional or district offices listed on p. 45, or 

by calling the DNR at 515-281-5918. After approval 

and filing of the permit application with the 

DNR, severely disabled hunters may purchase this 

special license at any ELSI agent. 

Non-Ambulatory Deer Permit and License 

A non-ambulatory (see p. 12) Iowa resident 

may be issued one any-deer license which may 

be used to hunt deer with a shotgun or a muzzleloading 

rifle during any established deer hunting 

season. A person obtaining this license may obtain 

any other deer hunting licenses for which they 

are eligible. Applications for a non-ambulatory 

license permit are available online at 

www.iowadnr.gov then clicking on hunting licenses 

and laws, or any of the regional or district 

offices listed on p. 45, or by calling the DNR at 

515-281-5918. After approval and filing of the 

permit application with the DNR, non-ambulatory 

hunters may purchase this special license at any 

ELSI agent. 

Crossbow License for Seniors 

Resident hunters 70 years old and older on 

the day they purchase a license may purchase one 

statewide antlerless-only license to hunt deer with 

a crossbow. This license may be obtained in addition 

to any other deer license. It will not count 

against antlerless licenses the individual may have 

or county or deer population management zone 

quotas. 

Deer Population Management Zones. 

Deer population management zones have 

been established to reduce high deer numbers in 

areas where traditional hunting seasons cannot 

be held, mainly urban areas and state and county 

parks. Most licenses are Antlerless-only. Licenses 

for these hunts will not count in determining 

the number of licenses an individual may have, 

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Bonus Deer Hunts

Landowner-Tenant Deer Licenses 

or against the county quota for Antlerless-only 

licenses. 

These management zones have individual license 

quotas and may have different season dates, 

license restrictions, and proficiency requirements. 

For more information, consult the chart on p. 31- 

33. 

Educational Deer Hunts. Some of the deer 

population management zone hunts are designed to 

educate deer hunters in proper hunting and safety 

practices and to hunt in an ethical manner. These 

hunts are designated as “Mentor” on the table 

on p. 31-33. Contact the hunt location for more 

information. 

LANDOWNERS & TENANTS LICENSES 

Landowners, tenants and their eligible family 

members must register with DNR before obtaining 

Landowner-Tenant licenses. See p. 9 and 10 to 

determine who is eligible for these licenses. 

The Landowner-Tenant deer licenses are assigned 

to qualifying owners or tenants of a farm 

unit. The farm unit must consist of a minimum of 

two [2] acres and be used for agriculture purposes 

or enrolled in a government set aside program. All 

parcels of land under control of the landowner, 

tenant or other ownership structure are considered 

as one farm unit. 

If there is more than one owner, there is still 

a maximum of five [5] licenses for the farm unit. 

Licenses may be divided among qualifying family 

members. It is illegal to use a LOT deer license 

to hunt on land owned or controlled by another 

individual. 

A list of common questions and scenarios on 

LOT eligibility is available at www.iowadnr.gov 

then click on the landowner-tenant link. 

LOT Any-deer licenses are valid for taking 

deer of either sex during the season selected at the 

time the license is obtained. The license may be 

for any season except the January Antlerless-only 

season. (Special eligibility requirements apply 

to the Youth and Disabled Hunter Season.) LOT 

Any-deer licenses for the shotgun seasons will be 

valid in both shotgun seasons but only one deer 

may be tagged. One Any-deer license is available 

for the landowner (or eligible family member) and 

one for the tenant (or eligible family member). If 

there is no tenant, only one free Any-deer license is 

available for the farm unit. 

Landowner-Tenant ($13) Antlerless-only 

licenses are also available. An antlerless deer is a 

deer with no forked antler. 

One LOT Antlerless-only license may be 

obtained by the landowner family and one by the 

tenant family for one of the following seasons: 

Bow, Youth and Disabled Hunter (special eligibility 

requirements apply), Early Muzzleloader, Late 

Muzzleloader, Shotgun 1 and Shotgun 2. 

One additional LOT Antlerless-only license may 

be obtained by the landowner family and one by 

the tenant family for the January Antlerless-only 

season if a portion of the farm unit lies in a county 

that is open during this season. 

Up to two LOT ($13 each) Antlerless-only 

licenses may be obtained by the landowner family 

and two by the tenant family for the following 

seasons: Bow, Youth and Disabled Hunter (special 

eligibility requirements apply), Early Muzzleloader, 

Late Muzzleloader, Shotgun 1 and 2, and the 

January Antlerless-only season (if a portion of the 

farm unit is in a county open during the January 

Antlerless-only season). 

How many LOT licenses are available for 

each farm unit? The landowner family may 

receive up to five [5] Landowner-Tenant licenses: 

one Any-deer, up to two $2 Antlerless-only and 

up to two [2] $13 Antlerless-only. The number 

of Antlerless-only licenses is subject to some 

restrictions that are explained in the previous 

paragraph. These licenses may be divided among 

the landowner family (landowner and eligible 

family members) in any way the family chooses 

as long as the total number of licenses available 

to the family is not exceeded and other eligibility 

requirements are met. Each individual must be 

registered to the same land parcel. If there is no 

tenant, the maximum number of licenses available 

to the landowner family unit is five [5]. 

The tenant family may have the same number of 

LOT licenses and is subject to the same restrictions 

as the landowner family. The tenant family 

is restricted to no more than five [5] licenses, 

regardless of how many parcels of land they rent. 

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HUNTING SHED ANTLERS 

It is permissible for people to hunt for shed 

antlers. Shed antlers are antlers that have naturally 

fallen from a whitetail deer. Shed antlers can 

be collected on public land including state parks. 

Permission must be granted from the landowner on 

private land. (See trespass law on p. 13) Antlers 

that are still attached to the skull or any other parts 

of a deer can only be possessed with approval and 

tag from an Iowa DNR conservation officer. 

MANDATORY HARVEST REPORTING FOR 

DEER AND WILD TURKEY 

Hunters who harvest a deer or wild turkey must 

report the harvest to the DNR by midnight on 

the day after it is tagged, or before taking it to a 

locker or taxidermist, or before processing it for 

consumption, or before transporting it out-of-state, 

whichever occurs first. The hunter whose name is 

on the transportation tag is responsible for making 

the report. If no animal is harvested, no report is 

necessary. Failure to report or reporting falsely 

may result in a misdemeanor citation and 

possible loss of hunting privileges. 

Hunters must select one of three options to 

report their harvest during and immediately 

after the deer and turkey seasons: 

1) The Online Harvest Reporting System at 

www.iowadnr.gov is available 24 hours a day, 7 

days a week. 

2) The Telephone Harvest Reporting System 

is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The 

toll-free phone number is printed on the harvest 

report tag. 

3) Hunters may report through an ELSI 

license vendor during regular business hours. 

After reporting, the Harvest Reporting System 

will issue a confirmation number to the hunter. 

To complete the report, the hunter must write 

the confirmation number on the Harvest Report 

Tag and attach the Harvest Report Tag to the 

leg of the animal. Failure to write the confirmation 

number or attach the tag may result in 

a misdemeanor citation. 


Iowa Deer and Turkey tags consist of two portions. 

The lower portion of the tag is the Transportation 

Tag and the upper portion is the Harvest Report 

Tag (see p. 30). Each of these tags perform different 

functions. 

Transportation Tag 

A Transportation Tag with the date 

of kill properly shown shall be visibly 

attached to the deer or turkey within 15 

minutes of the time the deer or turkey is 

located after being taken or before the 

carcass is moved to be transported by 

any means, whichever occurs first, in a 

manner that the tag cannot be removed 

without mutilating or destroying it. 

For antlerless deer, attach the 

Transportation Tag to the leg as 

shown in the illustration. 

For antlered deer, attach the 

Transportation Tag on the main 

beam between two points as 

shown in the illustration. 

Antlerless 

No person shall tag a deer with 

a Transportation Tag issued to 

another person. 

During the youth season, disabled 

hunter season, bow season, 

early muzzleloader season and 

late muzzleloader season, the 

Antlered 

hunter who killed the deer must 

tag the deer by using the Transportation Tag issued in 

that person’s name. 

During the first and second regular gun seasons 

and the January Antlerless-deer-only seasons, anyone 

present in the hunting party may tag a deer with a tag 

issued in that person’s name. Party hunting is not 

allowed while hunting with a youth tag, regardless 

of the season. 

This tag shall be proof of possession and remain 

affixed to the carcass until the animal is processed 

for consumption. The head, and antlers if any, shall 

remain attached to the deer while being transported 

from the place where taken to the processor or commercial 

preservation facility or until the deer has 

been processed for consumption. 

Tagging Deer, Turkey 

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Tagging Deer, Turkey 

Harvest Report Tag 

The Harvest Report Tag, with the confirmation 

number properly recorded, demonstrates compliance 

with mandatory harvest reporting and must 

be attached to the leg of the animal after reporting 

and before the reporting deadline (see p. 29). The 

Harvest Report Tag must be attached so that it is 

easily visible and cannot be removed without being 

mutilated or destroyed. 

The Harvest Report Tag must remain attached to 

the carcass until the animal is processed for consumption. 

Tips on Tagging/Reporting Deer and Turkeys 

1) The Transportation Tag must be attached within 

15 minutes of the time the deer or turkey is 

located after being taken or before the carcass 

is moved to be transported by any means, 

whichever occurs first. 

2) Notch the month/day of harvest on 

Transportation Tag. 

3) Remove the Transportation Tag from backing 

and attach to antlers if it is an antlered deer, 

otherwise attach to deer or turkey leg. Press 

halves of the tag together to bond. Hunter’s 

name, registration number and date of harvest 

must be readable. 

NOTE: The actual tag may differ slightly in appearance. 

4) Report harvest by midnight of the day after 

tagging a deer or turkey, before taking it to 

a locker or taxidermist, before processing it 

for consumption or before transporting out of 

state, whichever comes first. 

5) Follow instructions on the Harvest Report Tag 

to report the animal. When reporting, you will 

need the harvest registration number from 

your tag and the Iowa county where the animal 

was harvested. For deer, report whether it was 

a doe, button buck, antlered buck, or shedantler 

buck. For turkeys, report the length of 

the beard (fall) or length of the longest spur 

(spring). 

6) After reporting, record the confirmation number 

in the box provided on the Harvest Report Tag. 

An inexpensive pen (not a felt tip or marker) 

will write best on the tag material. 

7) Attach the Harvest Report Tag to the leg of the 

animal after it has been reported, but before the 

reporting deadline. 

8) Keep both the Transportation Tag and the 

Harvest Report Tag attached to the animal until 

it is processed for consumption. 

Harvest Registration 

Number listed here 

Write confirmation 

number here 

Harvest Registration 

Number also listed here 

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2013 - 2014 Deer Population Management Zone Hunts 

Area Season Dates # of Licenses Apply/Inquire License Agent Type 

Amana Respective Seasons* 500 antlerless Brown’s True Value Brown’s True Value Archery 

Colonies Zone 319-642-3932 & Firearms 

Amana General Store Amana General Store 

319-622-7650 

Ames (City) Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 50 antlerless Ames Police JAX Outdoor Gear Archery Only 

515-239-5133 515-292-2276 

Ames Respective Seasons* 50 antlerless Iowa DNR JAX Outdoor Gear Archery 

(Perimeter) 515-975-8318 515-292-2276 & Firearms 

Backbone Dec. 7 - 8 80 antlerless Park Office Nadings Service Firearms 

State Park 563-924-2527 563-933-6195 

Bettendorf & Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 300 antlerless Bettendorf Police B&B Shooting Archery Only 

Riverdale (Cities) 563-344-4020 563-355-4867 

Cedar Rapids Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 500 antlerless Fire Station Gander Mountain CR Archery Only 

(City) 319-286-5201 319-654-8700 

Palo Outdoors 

319-851-5290 

Affinity Archery 

319-364-4795 

Clinton Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 300 antlerless Parks & Recreation R&R Sports Archery Only 

(City) 563-243-1260 563-243-4696 

Coralville Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 200 antlerless Coralville Police Fin & Feather Archery Only 

(City) 319-248-1800 319-354-2200 

Council Bluffs Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 300 antlerless Health Department Woods Sporting Goods Archery Only 

(City) 712-328-4666 712-366-0444 

Davenport Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 500 antlerless Parks & Recreation Gander Mountain Archery Only 

(City) 563-326-7812 563-344-8880 

B&B Shooting Supply 

563-355-4867 

Farm & Fleet 

563-391-4847 

Denison Oct. 1 - Jan. 19 50 antlerless City Hall Crawford Co. Recorder Archery Only 

(City) 712-263-3143 712-263-3643 

Desoto NWR Oct. 19-20 100 antlerless DeSoto NWR Double Barrel Muzzleloader 

712-388-4802 712-642-2335 

Dubuque Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 400 antlerless Parks & Recreation Bait Shack Archery Only 

(City) 563-589-4263 563-582-9395 

Elite Outdoors 

563-556-0254 

Tri State Archery 

563-582-8514 

Dubuque Respective Seasons* 250 antlerless Bait Shack Bait Shack Archery & 

County Zone 563-582-9395 Firearms 

Elite Outdoors Elite Outdoors 

563-556-0254 

Tri State Archery Tri State Archery 

563-582-8514 

Eldora (City) Oct. 1 - Jan. 10 50 antlerless City Hall Hardin Co. Recorder Archery Only 

641-939-2393 641-939-8178 

Elk Rock Jan. 11 - 12 50 antlerless Park Office Marion Co. Recorder Muzzleloader 

State Park 641-842-6008 641-828-2211 

Deer Management Hunts 

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Deer Management Hunts 


Area Season Dates # of Licenses Apply/Inquire License Agent Type 

Green Valley Nov. 16 - 17 50 antlerless Park Office Union Co. Recorder Muzzleloader 

State Park 641-782-5131 641-782-1752 

IAAP Zone Respective Seasons* 950 antlerless IAAP Office Farm King Archery & 

319-753-7903 319-752-7111 Firearms 

The 2013 Iowa Army Ammunition Plant hunt has been filled. Contact the IAAP for the 2014 hunt. 

IAAP Oct. 12 - 20 50 any-deer IAAP Office Iowa DNR District Office Muzzleloader 

319-753-7903 319-694-2430 

Iowa Falls Respective Seasons* 30 antlerless Iowa DNR Theisen’s of Iowa Falls Archery & 

(Perimeter) 515-975-8318 641-648-9490 Firearms 

Iowa Falls Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 50 antlerless Police Theisen’s of Iowa Falls Archery Only 

(City) 641-648-6464 641-648-9490 

Jefferson Oct. 1 - Jan. 19 25 antlerless Park Office Jefferson Co. Recorder Archery Only 

County Park 641-472-4421 641-472-4331 

Johnson Respective Seasons* 500 antlerless Fin & Feather Fin & Feather Archery & 

County Zone 319-354-2200 Firearms 

Jones County Oct. 1 - Jan. 19 50 antlerless Park Office Theisen’s of Anamosa Archery Only 

Central Park 563-487-3541 319-462-3539 

Kent Park Oct. 1 - Jan. 19 100 antlerless Park Office Fin & Feather Archery Only 

Dec. 7 - 8 60 antlerless 319-645-2315 319-354-2200 Firearms 

Keokuk (City) Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 150 antlerless City Hall Farm & Home Supply Archery Only 

319-524-2050 319-526-6001 

Knoxville Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 50 antlerless City Manager Marion Co. Recorder Archery Only 

(City) 641-828-0550 641-828-2211 

Lake Ahquabi Nov. 2 - 3 15 antlerless Annette Nature Center Park Office Mentor 

State Park 515-961-6169 515-961-7101 

Lake Ahquabi Oct. 15 - Jan. 10 30 antlerless Park Office Warren Co. Recorder Archery Only 

State Park 515-961-7101 515-961-1089 

Lake Darling Dec. 7 - 8 100 antlerless DNR District Office District Office Firearms 

State Park 319-694-2430 

Lake Iowa Oct. 19 - Dec. 25 50 antlerless Park Office Iowa Co. Recorder Archery Only 

County Park Dec. 26 - Jan. 19 75 antlerless 319-655-8465 319-642-3622 Muzzleloader 

Lake Macbride Oct. 1 - Jan. 19 25 antlerless Park Office Fin & Feather Archery Only 

State Park 319-624-2200 319-354-2200 

Lake Manawa Oct. 1 - Jan. 19 50 antlerless Park Office Park Office Archery Only 

State Park 712-366-0220 

Lake of Three Jan. 4 - 5 45 antlerless Park Office Bedford Country Store Firearms 

Fires State Park 712-523-2700 712-523-2148 

Ledges Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 30 antlerless Park Office Boone Co. Recorder Archery Only 

State Park 515-432-1852 515-433-0514 

Linn County Respective Seasons* 500 antlerless Linn Co. Recorder Linn Co. Recorder Archery & 

Zone 319-892-5420 Firearms 

Marshalltown Sept. 14 - Jan. 20 60 antlerless Parks & Rec Office General Store Archery Only 

(City) 641-745-5715 641-753-8411 

Marshalltown Respective Seasons* 40 antlerless Iowa DNR General Store Archery & 

(Perimeter) 515-975-8318 641-753-8411 Firearms 

Mount Pleasant Oct. 1 - Jan. 19 150 antlerless Police Big Creek Outdoor Supply Archery Only 

(City) 319-385-1450 319-986-2198 

Muscatine Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 200 antlerless Parks & Recreation Muscatine Co. Recorder Archery Only 

(City) 563-263-0241 563-263-7741 

Oskaloosa Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 200 antlerless Police Mahaska Co. Recorder Archery Only 

(City) 641-673-3201 641-673-8187 

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Area Season Dates # of Licenses Apply/Inquire License Vendor Type 

Ottumwa Sept. 14 - Jan. 19 300 antlerless Ottumwa Police Wapello Co. Recorder Archery Only 

(City) 641-683-0661 641-683-0045 

Pine Lake Oct. 1 - Jan. 10 30 antlerless Park Office Hardin Co. Recorder Archery Only 

State Park 641-858-5832 641-939-8178 

Polk-Dallas Sept. 14** - Jan. 19 1200 antlerless Des Moines (515) Scheels All Sports Archery Only 

Zone 208-0310 515-727-4065 

Licenses valid within POLK/DALLAS 

Johnston Johnston Bait 

deer management zone in urban areas, 

278-2344 515-254-1976 

Polk CCB properties and Saylorville 

Polk CCB Archery Field & Sports 

Federal Lands. Local ordinances or 

967-4889 515-265-6500 

rules apply. 

Saylorville Bass Pro Shops 

276-4656 515-957-5500 

** Early opener is optional. Check with 

local city administrator to verify participation. 

Opener otherwise is Oct. 1. 

Urbandale Sportsman’s Warehouse 

331-6812 515-963-3500 

West Des Moines 

222-3435 

Walnut Woods 

285-4502 

Polk-Dallas Respective Seasons* 200 antlerless Iowa DNR Same as Polk-Dallas Archery & 

Rural Zone 515-975-8318 listed above Firearms 

Licenses valid within POLK/DALLAS Rural Zone, outside controlled/permit-only areas. 

Reichelt Area Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 25 antlerless Rock Creek Office Theisen’s of Grinnell Archery 

641-236-3722 641-236-4036 

Riverside Park Oct. 1 - Jan. 19 40 antlerless Park Office Park Office Archery Only 

Carroll County 712-792-4614 

Hardware Hank Hardware Hank 

712-684-2218 

Rock Creek Nov. 9 - 10 30 antlerless Park Office Theisen’s of Grinnell Mentor 

State Park 641-236-3722 641-236-4036 

Scott County Park Dec. 7 - 8 50 antlerless Scott County Park K&K Hardware, Bett. Firearms 

563-328-3281 563-359-4473 

Smith Dec. 7 - 11 3 antlerless Iowa DNR Manawa Park Firearm 

Wildlife Area Dec. 14 - 22 3 antlerless 712-374-3133 712-366-0220 Firearm 

Dec. 23 - Jan. 10 3 antlerless Muzzleloader 

Springbrook Nov. 23 - 24 30 antlerless Education Center Education Center Mentor 

State Park 641-747-8383 

Squaw Creek Oct. 1 - Jan. 19 100 antlerless Linn CCB Dick’s Sporting Goods Archery Only 

Park 319-892-6450 319-743-3066 

Palo Outdoors 

319-851-5290 

Stone Oct. 1 - Nov. 29 50 antlerless Park Office Scheel’s of Sioux City Archery Only 

State Park 712-255-4698 712-252-1551 


Viking Lake Nov. 16 - 17 50 antlerless Park Office Viking Lake Conc. Firearms 

State Park 712-829-2235 712-829-2262 

Wapsi Oct. 1 - Jan. 10 4 antlerless Scott County Park K&K Hardware, Bett. Mentor Bow 

Environmental Center 563-328-3281 563-359-4473 

Waterloo- Oct. 14 - Jan. 10 290 antlerless Hartman Reserve Geo. Wyth State Park Archery Only 

Cedar Falls (Cities) 319-277-2187 319-232-5505 

* 

January Antlerless-only season licenses available in counties closed to these seasons and regardless of availability of county 

antlerless licenses for use within these zones or perimeters. 

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Deer Management Hunts / HUSH Lockers 

HUSH 

Help Us Stop Hunger 

Any hunter can donate any legally taken, field-dressed, wild deer of 

any sex from any season to any of the following lockers. For updates, 

check www.iowahush.com 

The list of lockers participating in HUSH was complete at the time 

of printing. Additional lockers will likely be added before deer 

season. 

County, City, Locker Name 

Adams, Corning, Corning Meat Processing - Allamakee, Waukon, Jets Meat Processing; Waukon, Quillin’s 

Food Ranch - Appanoose, Moravia, Moravia Meat; Moulton, Moulton Locker; Unionville, Perk’s 

Processing - Benton, Newhall, Newhall Locker - Black Hawk, La Porte City, Kramer Sausage Co. - 

Boone, Boone, Ridgeport Locker - Bremer, Frederika, Frederika Locker, LLC; Janesville, Janesville 

Locker; Sumner, Sumner Locker - Buchanan, Fairbank, Fairbank Locker; Jesup, Hanson Meat Processing 

& Sales; Oran, Oran Locker; Rowley, Mark’s Locker - Calhoun, Lohrville, Lohrville Locker - Carroll, 

Arcadia, Arcadia Meats; Carroll, Mike’s; Dedham, Kitt’s Meat Processing - Cass, Atlantic, Atlantic 

Locker LLC - Cedar, Durant, Durant Locker; Tipton, Tipton Locker - Cherokee, Cherokee, Cherokee 

Locker 

Chickasaw, rural Ionia, Ohrt’s Smokehouse - Clayton, Edgewood, Edgewood Locker - Clinton, De 

Witt, Matthiesen’s Deer Processing - Dallas, Redfield, Redfield Locker - Davis, Pulaski, Country Cut 

Meats; Bloomfield, Kauffman’s Custom Butchering - Delaware, Earlville, Dan’s Earlville Locker - 

Dubuque, Epworth, Coyle Butchering; Sherrill, Sherrill Deer Shack - Fayette, Arlington, Edgewood 

Locker West; Oran, Oran Locker - Floyd, Rockford, Rockford Locker - Fremont, Hamburg, Hamburg 

Locker - Guthrie, Bagley, Bagley Locker; Panora, J&J Meats & Catering - Henry, Wayland, Crawford 

Meat Plant, Inc. - Howard, Riceville, County Line Locker; Elma, Elma Locker and Grocery Inc.; Lime 

Springs, Town and Country Locker and Grocery - Ida, Holstein, Food Locker Service - Iowa, Victor, 

Community Locker; Williamsburg, Roehrkasse Meat Company 

Jackson, Preston, Preston Meats Inc.; Andrew, World’s Best Meats - Jasper, Mingo, Mingo Locker - 

Jefferson, Packwood, Packwood Locker & Meats - Johnson, Solon, Ruzicka’s Meat Processing Inc.; 

Tiffin, Tiffin Locker - Jones, Center Junction, Lindley Locker - Lee, Denmark, Denmark Locker Inc. - 

Linn, Walker, Walker Locker - Madison, Winterset, Kirkpatrick Locker - Mahaska, Leighton, Leighton 

Processed Meats - Marion, Knoxville, Mike’s Meats; Melcher, Northcote Locker; Otley, Rietveld Meat 

Processing Inc. - Marshall, State Center, State Center Locker, Inc. - Monona, Mapleton, Mapleton Processing 

- Muscatine, West Liberty, West Liberty Locker - O’Brien, Hartley, Nelson Lockers; Paullina, 

Paullina Locker Plant 

Page, Essex, Johnson Locker - Palo Alto, West Bend, Skoglund Meats & Locker - Polk, Des Moines, 

Amend Packing Co. - Pottawattamie, Hancock, Hancock Frozen Foods; Minden, Minden Meat Market 

- Sac, Yetter, Yetter Locker - Scott, Bluegrass, Steve’s Meat Shop; Davenport, Johnnie’s Market Inc.; 

Walcott, Schnoor’s Smokehouse - Shelby, Earling, Grosses’ Locker; Irwin, Irwin Locker & Catering 

- Sioux, Alton, Babcock Locker, Inc.; Orange City, Woudstra Meat Market - Story, Nevada, Midwest 

Pack - Taylor, Bedford, Zeb’s Smokehouse - Van Buren, Milton, Milton Locker - Warren, Milo, Milo 

Locker - Washington, Washington, Boyd’s Sausage Co.; Brighton, Brighton Locker - Wayne, Seymour, 

Hilltop Custom Butcher Shop - Webster, Fort Dodge, Sawyer’s Meats of Iowa, Inc. - Winneshiek, 

Calmar, Al’s Country Meat Locker - Wright, Clarion, Clarion Locker 

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2013 FALL WILD TURKEY HUNTING INFORMATION 

Nonresidents are not eligible for fall turkey hunting licenses 

Fall Turkey Hunting License Types, Purchase 

Dates, Hunting Zones, Quotas, Season Dates, 

Bag Limits and Sex 

See p. 7. 

SPECIAL REGULATIONS THAT MAY 

APPLY TO FALL TURKEY HUNTING 


turkey hunters. See p. 12. 




The leg that bears the tag must be attached to the 

carcass of any wild turkey being transported within 

the state during any wild turkey hunting season. See 

p. 29. 

Harvest Reporting 

All hunters that shoot a turkey must report the 

harvest through the DNR’s Harvest Reporting 

System. Hunters that do not shoot a turkey do not 

report. See p. 29 for details. 

Fall Turkey Licenses 

Paid Combination Gun/Bow licenses are valid 

only in the zone selected by the hunter when the 

license is purchased. Paid Gun/Bow licenses are 

sold first-come first-served until the zone quotas 

are filled or the end of the season, whichever 

comes first. 

Paid Archery-only licenses are valid statewide. 

There are no quotas and licenses are sold until the 

end of the season. 

Landowner-Tenant gun/bow and 

Landowner-Tenant archery-only licenses for 

eligible landowners and tenants or their family 

members are issued until the end of the respective 

season. Only one Landowner-Tenant Turkey 

License may be obtained per landowner family and 

one per tenant family. Landowner-Tenant licenses 

are valid only on the farm unit of the landowner or 

tenant. See p. 10-12 to determine who is eligible 

for Landowner-Tenant fall turkey licenses, and 

how to register as a Landower or Tenant. 

How Many Turkey Licenses May I Have? 

A resident hunter may obtain a maximum of 

two fall turkey hunting licenses: Two Combination 

Gun/Bow licenses, or two Archery-only licenses, 

or one Combination Gun/Bow license and one 

Archery-only license. One of these licenses may 

be a Landowner-Tenant license if the hunter is 

eligible. 


Gun: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset 

Bow: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after 

sunset. 

Legal Method of Take 

See p. 36. 

Use of Dogs Fall Season Only: Dogs may be used 

to locate, flush and retrieve wild turkeys as long as 

the hunter has a valid wild turkey license with an 

unfilled transportation tag in his or her possession. 

NEW WALK-IN 

HUNTING AREAS 

7,000 PLUS ACRES 

THANK YOU to Iowa 

landowners for opening private 

land for public hunting 

For maps and details: 

www.iowadnr.gov/ihap 

Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP) 

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RESIDENT SPRING TURKEY HUNTING INFORMATION 

Spring Turkey Hunting 

Spring Turkey Hunting License Types, Sex, 

Bag Limits and Season Dates 

See p. 7. 

SPECIAL REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO 

SPRING TURKEY HUNTING 


turkey hunters. See p. 12. 


Gun/Bow: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset. 


Licenses go on sale Dec. 15. See p. 4 and 9. 

All paid licenses are valid statewide. 





p. 29. 






RESIDENT SPRING TURKEY LICENSES 

Paid Combination Gun/Bow licenses are valid 

statewide in the season selected by the hunter at 

the time of purchase. Paid Gun/Bow licenses are 

sold until the end of the season selected at the time 

of purchase. 

Paid Archery-only licenses are valid statewide 

for all four seasons. There are no quotas and 

licenses are sold until the end of the fourth season. 

Landowner-Tenant Gun/Bow licenses and 

Landowner-Tenant Archery-only licenses for 

eligible landowners and tenants or their family 

members are sold until the end of the season 

selected at the time the license was purchased. 

See p. 10-12 to determine who is eligible for 

Landowner-Tenant spring turkey licenses and how 

to register as a Landowner or Tenant. 

The following restrictions apply: Landowner- 

Tenant Gun/Bow licenses are valid in the season 

selected by the hunter at the time of purchase. 

Landowner-Tenant Archery-only licenses are 

valid in all 4 seasons. Landowner-Tenant licenses 

are valid only on the farm unit of the landowner 

or tenant (see p. 10-11). One Landowner-Tenant 

Turkey License may be obtained per landowner farm 

unit and one per tenant farm unit. 

How Many Turkey Licenses May I Have? 

A resident hunter may obtain a maximum of two 

spring turkey hunting licenses. One of these may be 

a Landowner-Tenant license, if the hunter is eligible. 

License choices: two Archery-only (or) one Archery-only 

and one Combination Gun/Bow Season 

4 (or) two Combination Gun/Bow of which at least 

one must be Season 4. 

Legal Method of Take Spring and Fall 

Resident Archery-only License: Longbows, recurve 

bows, and compound bows are permitted. No 

explosive or chemical devices may be attached to 

the arrow or broadhead. Blunthead arrows with a 

minimum diameter of 9/16-inch may also be used. 

Arrows must be at least 18 inches long. 

Crossbows are not legal, except that a physically 

handicapped person incapable of shooting a bow 

may obtain a permit from the DNR to use a crossbow 

(see p. 12). Applications are available at 

www.iowadnr.gov/hunting and click on hunting 

licenses and laws or by calling the DNR at 515-281- 

5918. 

Resident Gun/Bow License: Archery equipment as 

defined above, and 10-, 12-, 16-, and 20-gauge shotguns 

or muzzleloading shotguns shooting number 4, 

5, 6, 7 1/2 or 8 lead or nontoxic shot. Number 2 or 

3 nontoxic shot may also be used. Hunters may not 

have shot sizes other than those listed above on their 

person while hunting turkeys. Muzzleloading rifles 

may not be used to hunt turkeys. 

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Youth Turkey Hunting Season (Residents Only) 

Hunters younger than 16 years old on the day 

they purchase a license may participate in the 

Youth Turkey Season. The Youth Wild Turkey 

License will cost $24.50 and will be a combination 

gun/bow license valid statewide. The youth does 

not have to have a Hunting License or have 

completed a hunter education course in order to 

participate. A Youth Season License is good for 

the Youth Season only and may not be used in 

any other season. 

Youth hunters must be under the direct 

supervision of an adult mentor while hunting 

during the Youth Season. The mentor must have 

a valid Wild Turkey License for one of the spring 

seasons, a valid Hunting License, and have paid 

the Habitat Fee if the adult is normally required to 

have them to hunt. The mentor must not carry a 

bow or firearm and must be in the direct company 

of the youth at all times. There may be no more 

than one youth with each properly licensed adult 

mentor. The youth and mentor must comply with 

all spring turkey hunting regulations. 

A youth who resides with and is a member of a 

family of a landowner or tenant who is eligible for 

a Landowner-Tenant Wild Turkey Hunting License 

may obtain a Landowner-Tenant License for the 

Youth Season. The Landowner-Tenant Youth 

License will count as the one Landowner-Tenant 

Wild Turkey Hunting License the landowner or 

tenant family is entitled to for the spring turkey 

seasons. 

Youth hunters may obtain one additional Gun/ 

Bow license for Season 4, or one Archery-only 

license. Hunters that are eligible for the Youth 

Season, but choose not to participate, may obtain 

two licenses for the regular spring turkey seasons 

like any other hunter. 


You may not use live decoys, dogs (except in the 

fall), horses, phones, radios, motorized vehicles, 

aircraft, bait, recorded or electronically amplified 

turkey calls or electronically amplified imitations 

of turkey calls or sounds when hunting turkeys. 

Paraplegics and single- or double-leg amputees 

may hunt from any stationary motor-driven conveyance. 


with paralysis of the lower half of the body with the 

involvement of both legs, usually due to disease or 

injury to the spinal cord. 

“Bait” means grain, fruit, vegetables, nuts, hay, 

salt, mineral blocks, or any other natural food materials, 

commercial products containing natural 


transported to or placed in an area for the purpose of 

attracting wildlife. Bait does not include food placed 

during normal agricultural activities. 


A resident hunter with a valid spring turkey hunting 

license for any season may assist other hunters in 

any season. A nonresident may assist other hunters 

only in the zone and season indicated on their license. 

The hunter doing the assisting may not carry 

a shotgun or bow or shoot a turkey unless he or she 

has a valid license and an unfilled transportation tag 

for that zone and season. 

Spring Turkey Hunting 

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NONRESIDENT DEER HUNTING 

Nonresident Deer Hunting 

Nonresident Deer Hunting Zones 

Nonresidents must have a valid Nonresident Deer Hunting License, a valid Nonresident Small Game 

Hunting License and have paid the current Habitat Fee to hunt deer in Iowa. 

Nonresidents must apply 

for an any-deer license 

beginning at 6 a.m. 

on the first Saturday 

in May through the 

first Sunday following 

Memorial Day. The 

non-resident application 

will be available in 

April. Licenses may be 

applied for through the 

DNR’s web-based license 

sales system or by calling 

1-800-367-1188. For 

more information, visit 

the Iowa DNR website at 

www.iowadnr.gov/hunting 

or call 515-281-5918. 

0 

2013 Nonresident Antlerless-only License Quotas 

See the 2013 Nonresident Deer Application Information for sale dates 

LYON OSCEOLA 



0 


10 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 


85 0 0 

WEBSTER 

HAMILTON 


0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

20 

3 

0 

0 

59 

71 

0 

0 

0 

10 10 

141 

FRANKLIN 

HARDIN 


FLOYD 

BUTLER 

GRUNDY 

CHICKASAW 

BREMER 

BLACK HAWK 

115 

FAYETTE 

CLAYTON 



WAYNE 

APPANOOSE 

FREMONT PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD DECATUR DAVIS 

VAN BUREN 

45 60 90 85 100 105 110 115 195 

LEE 

85 

0 

0 

0 

10 

0 

0 

0 

0 

15 

20 

25 

0 

85 

10 

190 

200 

85 15 10 10 25 20 

MARSHALL 

20 

25 30 65 45 

CEDAR 

HARRISON 

85 

SHELBY 

20 

AUDUBON 

10 

GUTHRIE 

110 

DALLAS 

95 

POLK 

45 

JASPER 

50 

POWESHIEK 

25 

IOWA 

30 

JOHNSON 

70 

40 

POTTAWATTAMIE 

70 

CASS 

40 

ADAIR 

80 

MADISON 

120 

WARREN 

120 

MARION 

75 

MAHASKA 

40 

KEOKUK 

65 

WASHINGTON 

75 

MUSCATINE 

50 

LOUISA 

45 

MILLS 

40 

MONTGOMERY 

40 

ADAMS 

65 

UNION 

70 

CLARKE 

85 

LUCAS MONROE 

100 105 

WAPELLO 

70 

JEFFERSON 

70 

HENRY 

DES MOINES 

70 70 

3 

4 

2 

10 

169 63 

4 

30 

35 

35 

Des Moines 

163 

92 

5 

7 8 

63 

45 

3 

34 

9 

70 

6 

JACKSON 

CLINTON 

SCOTT 

38 

60 

30 

25 

218 

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NONRESIDENT SPRING TURKEY HUNTING 

License applications accepted Jan. 1 - 25, 2014 

License Quotas: Combination Gun/Bow 

(Number in parenthesis is number of applications received in 2013) 

Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 

Season 1 262 (155) 55 (27) 165 (70) 35 (11) 20 (8) 

Season 2 262 (261) 55 (44) 165 (77) 35 (10) 20 (14) 

Season 3 262 (244) 55 (45) 165 (69) 35 (5) 20 (13) 

Season 4 262 (224) 55 (38) 165 (93) 35 (14) 20 (19) 

Muzzleloading Shotgun-only licenses: 150 statewide (31) 

SEASON DATES 




Season 4 April 30 - May 18 

Sioux City 

Ft. Dodge 

20 

5 

59 

59 

8 

80 

7 

20 

Des Moines 

63 

63 

4 4 

Waterloo 

80 

Iowa City 

Nonresident License Types 

Nonresidents may obtain one Spring Turkey 

License. Two types of licenses are issued: 

Combination Gun/Bow Licenses are issued 

by zone and season and are valid only in 

the zone and season selected by the hunter at the 

time of purchase. A maximum of 2,148 licenses 

are available for 2013. Licenses are issued by 

a random drawing from a pool of applicants for 

each zone and season. Shotguns, muzzleloading 

shotguns, and bows may be used. 

Muzzleloading Shotgun-only Licenses are 

issued by zone and season from a statewide pool 

of 150 licenses. Hunters may select any zone 

and season, but must hunt only in that zone and 

season. Only muzzleloading shotguns may be 

used. 

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HOW TO PURCHASE NONRESIDENT 

LICENSES 

Telephone and Internet Orders Only 

Applications for nonresident Spring Wild Turkey 

Hunting Licenses must be purchased online at 

www.iowadnr.gov or through the ELSI telephone 

ordering system at 1-800-367-1188. Applications 

may be purchased 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 

from Jan. 1 to the last Sunday in January. A 

nonrefundable application fee based on the total 

cost of the licenses will be added to all telephone 

and online orders and provided at the time of application. 

The application and license fees may be 

charged to a MasterCard, Visa, Discover or paid by 

electronic check (the electronic check process will 

be explained when you apply). ATM cards are not 

accepted. 

If applications are sold in excess of the license 

quota for any zone and season, a drawing will be 

held to determine which applicants receive licenses. 

Licenses or license fee refunds will be mailed 

to unsuccessful applicants 6 to 8 weeks after the 

drawing is complete. License agent writing fees, 

department administrative fees, and Internet and 

telephone application fees will not be refunded. 

If any license quota has not been filled, the 

excess licenses will be sold online or through 

the telephone ordering system beginning 6 a.m. 

Feb. 8, 2014, until the quotas are filled or the last 

day of the respective season, whichever comes 

first. Hunters may determine their drawing status 

through the DNR’s website at 

www.iowadnr.gov/hunting then click on hunting licenses 

and laws. Please do not call the DNR. Your 

drawing status will not be provided over the phone. 

Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting 

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Individual or Group Applications 

Hunters may apply individually or as a group of 

up to 15 applicants, with one member identified as 

the group leader. Members of a group must apply 

separately. The group leader must apply first and 

state that he/she is the group leader and obtain a 

DNR customer identification number (ID#). Then 

each member of the group must submit the group 

leader’s ID# when applying. If there is a drawing, 

all members of the group will be assigned 

the preference point(s) of the member with 

the fewest points. All members of a group will 

be accepted or rejected together in the drawing. 

Members of a group that are rejected may purchase 

excess licenses individually if any are available. 

Preference Points 

If you are unsuccessful in the drawing, you will 

be assigned one preference point at a cost of $52. 

An additional preference point will be assigned 

each year you apply but are denied a license. 

Preference points will not accrue in a year in which 

you fail to apply, but you will retain all preference 

points earned in previous years. Once you receive 

a Spring Turkey Hunting License, either through 

the drawing or by purchasing an excess license, 

your preference points will be removed. Preference 

points may be used in any zone or season. 

The first license drawing each year will be made 

from the pool of applicants with the most preference 

points and continue to pools with successively 

fewer points. 

To Expedite Your Application 

Fill out the applicant information on the form 

(next page), select your zone and season, and have 

your personal identification number (social security 

number or IDNR customer number from a previous 

ELSI purchase) and your credit card or blank 

check ready when you call. Hunters required to 

have hunter education certification and who have 

not previously bought a license through ELSI may 

be required to FAX a copy of their hunter education 

certification card or letter to the telephone 

order center before calling the toll free number to 

apply. The FAX number is 615-263-4271. The 

license ordering number is 1-800-367-1188. 

Include the Applicant Information on bottom 

of next page. 

SPECIAL HUNTING REGULATIONS THAT 

APPLY TO ALL TURKEY HUNTERS 

“General Hunting Regulations” may also apply 

to turkey hunters. See p. 12. 


Gun/Bow: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset. 

Legal Method of Take 

Nonresident Gun/Bow License (Spring 

Only): Archery equipment as defined on p. 34, and 

10-, 12-, 16-, and 20-gauge shotguns or muzzleloading 

shotguns shooting number 4, 5, 6, 71/2 or 

8 lead or nontoxic shot. Number 2 or 3 nontoxic 

shot may also be used. Hunters may not have shot 

sizes other than those listed above on their person 

while hunting turkeys. Muzzleloading rifles may 

not be used to hunt turkeys. 

Nonresident Muzzleloading Shotgun-only 

License (Spring Only): Muzzleloading shotguns 

shooting number 4, 5, 6, 71/2 or 8 lead or nontoxic 

shot. Number 2 or 3 nontoxic shot may also be 

used. Hunters may not have shot sizes other than 

those listed above on their person while hunting 

turkeys. Muzzleloading rifles may not be used to 

hunt turkeys. 





p. 29. 






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Daily Bag and Season Possession Limit 

One bearded or male wild turkey per license and 

unfilled transportation tag issued to the hunter. 



You may not use live decoys, dogs, horses, 

radios, motorized vehicles, aircraft, bait, recorded 

or electronically amplified turkey calls or electronically 

amplified imitations of turkey calls or sounds 

when hunting turkeys. Paraplegics and single- or 

double-leg amputees may hunt from any stationary 

motor-driven conveyance. “Paraplegic” means an 

individual afflicted with paralysis of the lower half 

of the body with the involvement of both legs, usually 

due to disease or injury to the spinal cord. 

“Bait” means grain, fruit, vegetables, nuts, 

hay, salt, mineral blocks, or any other natural food 

materials, commercial products containing natural 


transported to or placed in an area for the purpose 

of attracting wildlife. Bait does not include food 

placed during normal agricultural activities. 


A resident hunter with a valid spring turkey 

hunting license for any season may assist other 

hunters in any season. A nonresident may assist 

other hunters only in the zone and season indicated 

on their license. The hunter doing the assisting 

may not carry a shotgun or bow or shoot a turkey 

unless he or she has a valid license and an unfilled 

transportation tag for that zone and season. 

APPLICANT INFORMATION 

This aids in the phone order process 

— Do Not Mail 

Name 

Address 

City 

State 

Phone — — 

Zip 

Hgt. Wgt. Eyes Gender 

Zone Number 

Help keep hunting a great Iowa tradition by 

respecting private landowners and their property. 

BE COURTEOUS. BE RESPECTFUL. BE SAFE. 

Have the below information ready before calling 1-800-367-1188. 

Season Number 

Date of Birth 

Group Leader’s 

IDNR Customer 

Number (if applicable) 

Your Social Security or 

IDNR Customer Number 

Comb. Gun/Bow 

Muzzleloading 

Shotgun-Only 


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OTHER INFORMATION 

Other Information 

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE 

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a neurologic 

disease of deer and elk, belonging to the 

family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform 

encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases. 

Though it shares certain features with other TSEs, 

like bovine spongiform encephalopathy (“Mad 

Cow Disease”) or scrapie in sheep, it is a distinct 

disease affecting only deer and elk. Currently, 

CWD has been detected in free-ranging populations 

in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, 

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, 

New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South 

Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, 

Wyoming and in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 

Canada. It has been detected in captive facilities 

in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, 

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin 

and Wyoming, and in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 

Canada. 

Going Out of State to Hunt? 

To reduce the chances of accidentally introducing 

CWD to Iowa, DNR regulations prohibit 

bringing back whole carcasses of deer, elk, moose 

or caribou into the state from areas listed above 

where CWD has been identified, whether they 

were taken from the wild, free ranging animals or 

shot on a hunting preserve. 

If you take a deer, elk, moose or caribou in a 

CWD area, you may bring back only the boned 

out meat, skin (cape) and antlers. Antlers may be 

attached only to a clean skull plate from which all 

brain and connective tissue have been removed. 

Animals taken outside of identified CWD areas 

may be transported in any manner that is otherwise 

legal. 

It is very unlikely that CWD could be contracted 

by eating venison from Iowa deer. However, 

for concerned hunters, the best preventive 

measures are: 

Avoid shooting obviously sick or emaciated 

deer. 

Wear latex or rubber gloves while field 

dressing to reduce the chance of contracting any 

disease. 

Bone out the meat from your animal. 

Minimize the handling of and avoid eating 

the brain, spinal cord, eyes, spleen, tonsils and 

lymph nodes of harvested animals. 

Wash hands and instruments thoroughly 

after field dressing is completed. 

Thoroughly cook all meat (or meat products 

like sausage or jerky) until juices run clear. 

Any dead deer that is obviously emaciated or 

with unnatural lesions or growths on the internal 

organs or chest cavity should be reported to a biologist 

or conservation officer. 

Falconry 

Game may be taken by licensed falconers. 

All falconers who pursue game must carry a copy 

of their Iowa Falconry License and have a valid 

resident or nonresident Hunting License and pay 

the Habitat Fee. 

Falconry Season 

Small Game Open Close 

Pheasant, Quail Oct. 1 March 31 

Partirdge, Grouse 

Rabbit Sept. 1 March 31 

Waterfowl Same as the regular seasons 

Falconry regulations for hunting, including bag 

and possession limits and the listing of permitted 

game species can be found at 

www.iowadnr.gov/hunting then click on licensing 

and laws and scroll to the bottom of the page, or by 

calling 515-281-5918 during the normal business 

hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F. The minimum 

age of falconers is 14. 

Crows 

A migratory bird stamp is not required to hunt 

crows. 

Taxidermy 

A taxidermist is a person engaged in the business 

of preserving or mounting game, fish or furbearing 

animals. A license is required for anyone to 

practice taxidermy and the taxidermist must contact 

a DNR officer prior to operating. 

A federal permit is required for activities involving 

migratory birds. Obtain the permit by 

contacting U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 612- 

713-5449. 

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Protected Nongame 

Protected nongame species include wild birds, 

fish, bats, reptiles and amphibians or their eggs or 

nests, their dead body or dead body parts or a product 

made from their parts. Any bat, with the exception 

of the Indiana bat, that is found within a building 

occupied by humans is not protected. 

Unprotected Nongame 

The European starling, the house sparrow, and 

the common garter snake are not protected species. 

Timber rattlesnakes are protected in Allamakee, 

Clayton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, 

Henry, Jackson, Jones, Lee, Madison, Van Buren 

and Winneshiek counties but not including an area 

of 50 yards around houses actively occupied by human 

beings in those counties. 

Dog Restrictions 

Rabies vaccination. Hunters bringing dogs 

four months of age or older into Iowa must have 

in their possession a health certificate verifying the 

rabies and other vaccinations of the dog(s). 

Where restricted. Dogs are prohibited on all 

state-owned game management areas, between 

March 15 and July 15 of each year; except that dog 

training is permitted on designated training areas. 

Field and retriever meets are restricted to designated 

sites. 

A permit must be obtained from the DNR for 

field and retriever meets. The permit shall show 

the exact designated site of the meet and all dogs 

shall be confined to that site. 

Training dogs. You need to have a valid Hunting 

License and have paid the Habitat Fee to train 

a bird dog on game birds. An Iowa Migratory Bird 

Fee and Federal Waterfowl Stamp are required 

if using waterfowl taken from the wild. A valid 

Furharvester License and habitat fee is required 

to train a coon hound, fox hound or trailing dog 

on any furbearing animals at any time of the year, 

including during the closed season on such birds 

or animals. The animals, when pursued to a tree 

or den, shall not be further chased or removed in 

any manner from the tree or den. You must have 

a Hunting License or a Furharvester License and 

habitat fee to train a dog on coyote or groundhog. 

Only a pistol, revolver or other gun shooting 

blank cartridges shall be used while training dogs 

during closed seasons. 

If you have a dog entered in a licensed field 

trial you do not need any type of Hunting License 

to participate in the event or to exercise your dog 

on the area on which the field trial is to be held 

during the 24-hour period preceding the trial. 

Pen-raised game birds may be used and shot 

in the training of bird dogs. Before any bird is 

released or used in the training of dogs, the bird 

must be banded with a band from the DNR. Contact 

the DNR at 515-281-5918. 


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Precautions About Lead in Venison 

Deer that are shot with bullets containing lead 

can have particles of lead remaining in the meat, 

some too small to be seen or felt. Lead fragments 

may be found in processed venison. Although lead 

can be harmful to humans, even in very low amounts, 

there is no known evidence that links human consumption 

of venison to lead poisoning. Children 

under 6 years and pregnant women are at the greatest 

risk from lead exposure. Since 1992, about 500,000 

Iowans under 6 years and 25,000 adults have been 

tested for lead poisoning, and no elevated blood lead 

levels have been attributed to venison or any other 

wild game. 

The following suggestions can minimize potential 

exposure to lead in venison: 

• Remind your meat processor to, or if you process 

your own venison, trim a generous distance away 

from the wound channel and discard any meat that is 

bruised, discolored, or contains hair, dirt or bone fragments. 

• Avoid consuming internal organs. 

• Practice marksmanship and outdoor skills to 

get closer, cleaner, lethal shots away from major muscle 

areas. (Don’t shoot at running deer.) 

• Consider alternative non-lead ammunition such 

as copper or others that have high-weight retention. 

For more information, call 1-800-972-2026. 

Iowa DNR Shooting Ranges 

Hours of operation are sunrise to sunset except for Banner and Olofson which are posted. 

For detailed information and area maps, go to: 

http://www.iowadnr.gov/Recreation/OtherActivities/IowaShootingRanges.aspx 

SHOOTING 

SP RTS 

1. Banner Shooting Range 

13796 Elkhorn Street, Hwy. 65/69, between Des 

Moines and Indianola. Fees collected. Range 

safety officer on site during hours of operation. 

bannerrange@dnr.iowa.gov or 515-961-6408. 

2. Bays Branch Shooting Range 

2 miles north of Panora, 2.5 miles east on 190th 

Street. 



8 



WEBSTER 

HAMILTON 



7 

11 

GUTHRIE 

2 

DALLAS 

3 

FRANKLIN 

HARDIN 


FLOYD 

BUTLER 

MARSHALL 

GRUNDY 

CHICKASAW 

BREMER 

BLACK HAWK 

FAYETTE 

POLK 

JASPER 

POWESHIEK IOWA 

JOHNSON 

4 5 



CLAYTON 




1 

9 

6 

CEDAR 

MUSCATINE 

LOUISA 

DES MOINES 

JACKSON 

CLINTON 

SCOTT 

10 


3. Brushy Creek Shooting Range 

[2 ranges] Both ranges are at Brushy Creek State 

Recreation Area. One is south of the park office, 

about 1/2 mile north of County Road D-46. The other is a 

trap range. Take 250th from County Road P-73 and turn 

right on Taylor Ave. 

4. Charles “Butch” Olofson Shooting Range 

4.7 miles north of Polk City on NW Madrid Blvd. Fees collected. 

Range safety officer on site during hours of operation. 

515-795-2067. 

5. Hawkeye Wildlife Shooting Range 

3/4 mile east of Swisher on F12, 2.5 miles south on Hwy. 

965, 2 miles west on Amana Road. Range safety officer on 

site during peak hours. 

6. Hull Shooting Range 

4 miles west of Oskaloosa on Hwy. 92. 



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7. Ocheyedan Shooting Range 

5 miles west of Spencer on West 4th Street. 

8. Oyens Shooting Range 

2.5 miles north of Oyens on County Road K-64. 

9. Pine Ridge Shooting Range 

1 mile west of Steamboat Rock off County Road S-56. 

10. Princeton Shooting Range 

1/2 mile north of Princeton on Hwy. 67, 1 mile north on 285th 

Ave., east on 266th Street. Range safety officer on site during 

peak hours. 563-210-8213 

11. Spring Run Shooting Range 

3 miles east of Spirit Lake on Hwy. 9, 2.5 miles south on 280th 

Ave. 

LEE

Wildlife Management Units 

1. Black Hawk Unit 712-661-9726 

2. Cedar-Wapsi Unit 319-213-2815 

3. Clear Lake Unit 641-425-2814 

4. Grand River Unit 515-238-5708 

5. Great Lakes Unit 712-330-4543 

6. Iowa River Unit 319-330-7013 

7. Maquoketa Unit 563-357-2035 

8. Missouri River Unit 712-420-2437 

9. Nishnabotna Unit 712-350-0147 

10. Odessa Unit 319-551-8459 

11. Prairie Lakes Unit 712-330-2563 

12. Rathbun Unit 641-414-1513 

13. Red Rock Unit 515-238-6936 

14. Saylorville Unit 712-330-6685 

15. Sugema Unit 641-799-0793 

16. Upper Iowa Unit 563-380-3422 



PLYMOUTH CHEROKEE BUENA VISTA POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT WRIGHT FRANKLIN BUTLER 

BREMER 

1 2 

WEBSTER 

BLACK HAWK 


HAMILTON HARDIN 

GRUNDY 

8 

5 



DALLAS 

POLK 

JASPER 

13 


FLOYD 

MARSHALL 

POWESHIEK 

CHICKASAW 

FAYETTE 

POTTAWATTAMIE CASS ADAIR MADISON WARREN MARION MAHASKA KEOKUK WASHINGTON 

9 

11 

GUTHRIE 

14 

4 

Phone Numbers 

CLAYTON 




3 

12 



IOWA 

6 

15 

16 

VAN BUREN 

JOHNSON 

LEE 

CEDAR 

MUSCATINE 

LOUISA 

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7 

DES MOINES 

JACKSON 

CLINTON 

SCOTT 

REGIONAL OFFICES 

(DNR Fish, Game and Law Enforcement) 

Headquarters 

Wallace State Office Bldg., 502 E. 9th St., 

Des Moines 50319-0034 .................. 515-281-5918 

Northwest 

Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery, 122 252nd Ave., 

Spirit Lake 51360 ............................. 712-336-1840 

North-central 

Fish and Wildlife Station, 1203 North Shore Dr., 

Clear Lake 50428 ............................. 641-357-3517 

Northeast 

Manchester Fish Hatchery, 22693 205th Ave., 

Manchester 52057 ............................ 563-927-3276 

Southwest 

Cold Springs State Park, 57744 Lewis Rd., 

Lewis 51544..................................... 712-769-2587 

Southeast 

Lake Darling State Park, 110 Lake Darling Rd., 

Brighton 52540 ................................ 319-694-2430 

DISTRICT OFFICES 

Black Hawk Office, 116 South State Road, 

Lake View 51450.............................. 712-657-2638 

Chariton Research Station, Red Haw State Park, 

24570 Hwy. 34, Chariton, 50049...... 641-774-2958 

Rathbun Fish Hathery, 15053 Hatchery Place, 

Moravia 52571.................................. 641-647-2406 

Wildlife Depredation Biologsists 

For questions concerning wildlife damage to private property, 

contact the depredation biologist for your county, listed on 

the map below. 

LYON OSCEOLA 



Maury Muhm 

712-320-0611 



WEBSTER 

HAMILTON 



GUTHRIE 

FRANKLIN 

HARDIN 

DALLAS 

POLK 

JASPER 

515-975-8318 


FLOYD 

BUTLER 

MARSHALL 

GRUNDY 

POWESHIEK 

CHICKASAW 

BREMER 

BLACK HAWK 



Brian Hickman 

712-250-4435 

Bill Bunger 

Ross Ellingson 

FAYETTE 

563-929-6001 

CLAYTON 



JOHNSON 


IOWA 

Greg Harris 

319-330-5578 

CEDAR 

MUSCATINE 

LOUISA 

DES MOINES 

JACKSON 

CLINTON 

SCOTT 

For information on the following species, contact: 

Waterfowl and Furbearers 

Fish and Wildlife Station, 1203 N. Shore Drive, 

Clear Lake 50428 .............................641-357-3517 

Nongame Wildlife, Pheasants, Quail and Rabbits 

Wildlife Research Station, 1436 255th Street, 

Boone 50036 .................................... 515-432-2823 

Deer, Wild Turkey and Ruffed Grouse 

Fish and Wildlife Station, 24570 US Hwy. 34, Red Haw 

State Park, Chariton 50049 .............. 641-774-2958 

Phone Numbers 



VAN BUREN 

LEE 

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Conservation Officers 

Cell Phone Numbers For Conservation Officers 

Co. # 

Officer Cell Phone Co. # 

Officer Cell Phone 

1 Adair -Eric Sansgaard ..............................712-250-0303 53 Jones -Mike Macke.................................319-480-0397 

2 Adams -Andrea Bevington..........................712-520-0508 

-Jared Landt..................................563-920-5764 

3 Allamakee -Bill Collins ....................................563-380-0801 54 Keokuk -Wes Gould...................................641-660-3441 

4 Appanoose -Jacob Fulk......................................641-777-2164 55 Kossuth -Virginia Schulte...........................712-260-1003 

-Dallas Davis...................................641-777-2163 56 Lee -Joe Fourdyce................................319-470-0788 

5 Audubon -Jeremy King...................................712-250-0061 57 Linn -Aric Sloterdyk..............................319-350-2863 

6 Benton -Brett Reece (west 1/2)...................641-751-0931 

-Ron Lane......................................319-350-2871 

-Ron Lane (east 1/2)........................319-350-2871 58 Louisa -Ben Schlader................................563-260-1225 

7 Black Hawk -Mike Bonser .................................319-240-5034 59 Lucas -Kyle Jensen..................................641-414-2175 

-Scott Kinseth.................................563-920-0566 60 Lyon -Greg Harson.................................712-260-1006 

8 Boone -Matt Bruner....................................515-290-0527 61 Madison -Craig Lonneman..........................515-238-5005 

-Brandon Bergquist.........................515-290-0177 62 Mahaska -Mike Ryan...................................641-660-0741 

9 Bremer -Mike Bonser..................................319-240-5034 

-Chris Jones.....................................319-939-4448 

63 Marion -Eric Hoffman...............................641-891-2004 

-Ken Kenyon.................................641-891-1246 

10 Buchanan -Scott Kinseth.................................563-920-0566 64 Marshall -John Steinbach.............................641-751-5246 

11 Buena Vista -Brent Koppie..................................712-260-1010 65 Mills -Brian Smith..................................712-520-0121 

12 Butler -Vacant............................................319-240-8033 66 Mitchell -Eric Johnston...............................319-240-9174 

13 Calhoun -Nathan Haupert..............................712-330-8462 67 Monona -Gary Sisco....................................712-420-1486 

14 Carroll -Dan Pauley.....................................515-370-0422 68 Monroe -Dallas Davis.................................641-777-2163 

15 Cass -Eric Sansgaard...............................712-250-0303 

-Jacob Fulk....................................641-777-2164 

16 Cedar -Eric Wright....................................319-530-6121 69 Montgomery -Deb Howe....................................712-520-0507 

17 Cerro Gordo -Matt Washburn...............................641-425-0822 70 Muscatine -Vacant..........................................563-260-1223 

-Ben Bergman.................................641-425-0828 71 O’Brien -Chris Subbert (east 1/2)...............712-260-1004 

18 Cherokee -Brent Koppie (east 1/2) .................712-260-1010 

-John Sells (west 1/2) ...................712-260-1019 

-Chad Morrow (west 1/2)................712-260-1023 72 Osceola -Greg Harson.................................712-260-1006 

19 Chickasaw -Vacant............................................319-240-6662 73 Page -Deb Howe....................................712-520-0507 

20 Clarke -Michael Miller...............................641-414-2174 74 Palo Alto -Gary Koppie................................712-260-1009 

21 Clay -Chris Subbert.................................712-260-1004 75 Plymouth -Chad Morrow...............................712-260-1023 

22 Clayton -Burt Walters...................................563-880-0108 76 Pocahontas -Nathan Haupert............................712-330-8462 

-Jerry Farmer...................................563-880-0422 77 Polk -Vacant..........................................515-238-4849 

23 Clinton -Lucas Webinger.............................563-357-1078 

-Aron Arthur..................................515-238-5006 

24 Crawford -Gary Sisco......................................712-420-1486 78 Pottawattamie -Richard Price...............................712-520-5570 

25 Dallas -Craig Lonneman............................515-238-5005 79 Poweshiek -Mike Ryan...................................641-660-0741 

26 Davis -Bob Stuchel...................................641-777-2169 80 Ringgold -Corey Carlton..............................641-414-2173 

-Matt Rush......................................641-777-7805 81 Sac -Dan Mork.....................................712-661-9237 

27 Decatur -Michael Miller...............................641-414-2174 82 Scott -Jeff Harrison................................563-349-9418 

28 Delaware -Jared Landt ...................................563-920-5764 

-Ed Kocal......................................563-349-8953 

29 Des Moines -Paul Kay........................................319-759-0751 83 Shelby -Dave Tierney................................712-249-2015 

30 Dickinson -Jeff Morrison.................................712-260-1017 84 Sioux -John Sells.....................................712-260-1019 

-Steve Reighard...............................712-260-1018 85 Story -Brandon Bergquist.......................515-290-0177 

31 Dubuque -Andrew Keil..................................563-590-1945 

-Matt Bruner..................................515-290-0527 

-Nate Johnson..................................563-590-1944 86 Tama -Brett Reece..................................641-751-0931 

32 Emmet -Gary Koppie..................................712-260-1009 87 Taylor -Andrea Bevington........................712-520-0508 

33 Fayette -Chris Jones.....................................319-939-4448 88 Union -Corey Carlton..............................641-414-2173 

34 Floyd -Eric Johnston.................................319-240-9174 89 Van Buren -Chris Flynn.................................. 641-919-9115 

35 Franklin -Vacant............................................319-240-8033 90 Wapello -Bob Stuchel.................................641-777-2169 

36 Fremont -Vacant............................................712-520-0506 

-Matt Rush....................................641-777-7805 

37 Greene -Dan Pauley.....................................515-370-0422 91 Warren -Craig Cutts...................................515-238-4847 

38 Grundy -John Steinbach...............................641-751-5246 92 Washington -Wes Gould...................................641-660-3441 

39 Guthrie -Jeremy King...................................712-250-0061 93 Wayne -Kyle Jensen..................................641-414-2175 

40 Hamilton -Nate Anderson...............................515-571-7060 94 Webster -Dakota Drish................................515-571-0127 

41 Hancock -Ken Lonneman..............................641-425-0823 95 Winnebago -Lucas Dever ................................641-425-0821 

42 Hardin -Nate Anderson...............................515-571-7060 96 Winneshiek -Brian Roffman.............................563-380-0496 

43 Harrison -Dave Tierney..................................712-249-2015 97 Woodbury -Stacey Beightol............................712-301-6735 

44 Henry -Dan Henderson..............................319-653-1636 

-Steven Griebel.............................712-301-4009 

45 Howard -Vacant............................................319-240-6662 98 Worth -Lucas Dever.................................641-425-0821 

46 Humboldt -Dakota Drish..................................515-571-0127 99 Wright -Ken Lonneman............................641-425-0823 

47 Ida -Dan Mork.......................................712-661-9237 

48 Iowa -Brad Baker.....................................319-430-1630 

Recreation Safety Officers 

49 Jackson -Mike Macke...................................319-480-0397 Northwest -Marty Eby ...................................712-260-1036 

-Andrew Keil..................................563-590-1945 North-Central -Jeff Barnes...................................515-290-4907 

50 Jasper -Kirby Bragg...................................641-521-2003 

Northeast -Pat Jorgensen...............................319-240-8640 

51 Jefferson -Chris Flynn.................................... 641-919-9115 

-Dan Henderson..............................319-653-1636 

Southwest -Marlowe Wilson..........................712-250-0302 

52 Johnson -Erika Billerbeck.............................319-330-9710 South-Central -Allen Crouse................................515-238-4955 

-Brad Baker.....................................319-430-1630 Southeast -Terry Nims...................................563-357-1812 

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Sunrise-Sunset Table 

Each schedule is based on Central Standard 

Time. 

Add one hour for Daylight Savings Time when 

in effect, from the second Sunday in March to the 

first Sunday in November. 

Sept. 13 Oct. 13 Nov. 13 Dec. 13 Jan. 14 Feb. 14 Mar. 14 April 14 May 14 

Day Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Day 

a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. 

01 5:28 6:36 6:00 5:44 6:36 4:56 7:12 4:32 7:31 4:42 7:16 5:17 6:38 5:53 5:45 6:28 4:59 7:02 01 

02 5:30 6:34 6:01 5:42 6:37 4:55 7:13 4:32 7:31 4:43 7:14 5:19 6:36 5:54 5:44 6:29 4:57 7:03 02 

03 5:31 6:32 6:02 5:40 6:38 4:54 7:14 4:31 7:31 4:44 7:13 5:20 6:35 5:55 5:42 6:31 4:56 7:04 03 

04 5:32 6:31 6:03 5:39 6:40 4:53 7:15 4:31 7:31 4:45 7:12 5:21 6:33 5:56 5:40 6:32 4:55 7:05 04 

05 5:33 6:29 6:04 5:37 6:41 4:51 7:16 4:31 7:31 4:46 7:11 5:23 6:31 5:58 5:39 6:33 4:53 7:06 05 

06 5:34 6:27 6:05 5:35 6:42 4:50 7:17 4:31 7:31 4:47 7:10 5:24 6:30 5:59 5:37 6:34 4:52 7:07 06 

07 5:35 6:26 6:07 5:34 6:43 4:49 7:18 4:31 7:31 4:48 7:09 5:25 6:28 6:00 5:35 6:35 4:51 7:08 07 

08 5:36 6:24 6:08 5:32 6:44 4:48 7:18 4:31 7:31 4:49 7:08 5:27 6:26 6:01 5:34 6:36 4:50 7:09 08 

09 5:37 6:22 6:09 5:30 6:46 4:47 7:19 4:31 7:30 4:50 7:06 5:28 6:25 6:02 5:32 6:37 4:49 7:10 09 

10 5:38 6:20 6:10 5:29 6:47 4:46 7:20 4:31 7:30 4:51 7:05 5:29 6:23 6:03 5:30 6:38 4:47 7:11 10 

11 5:39 6:19 6:11 5:27 6:48 4:45 7:21 4:31 7:30 4:52 7:04 5:30 6:21 6:05 5:29 6:40 4:46 7:12 11 

12 5:40 6:17 6:12 5:25 6:49 4:44 7:22 4:31 7:30 4:53 7:03 5:32 6:20 6:06 5:27 6:41 4:45 7:14 12 

13 5:41 6:15 6:13 5:24 6:51 4:43 7:23 4:31 7:29 4:54 7:01 5:33 6:18 6:07 5:25 6:42 4:44 7:15 13 

14 5:42 6:13 6:14 5:22 6:52 4:42 7:23 4:32 7:29 4:55 7:00 5:34 6:16 6:08 5:24 6:43 4:43 7:16 14 

15 5:43 6:12 6:16 5:21 6:53 4:41 7:24 4:32 7:28 4:56 6:59 5:36 6:15 6:09 5:22 6:44 4:42 7:17 15 

16 5:44 6:10 6:17 5:19 6:54 4:40 7:25 4:32 7:28 4:57 6:57 5:37 6:13 6:10 5:21 6:45 4:41 7:18 16 

17 5:45 6:08 6:18 5:17 6:56 4:40 7:25 4:33 7:27 4:59 6:56 5:38 6:11 6:12 5:19 6:46 4:40 7:19 17 

18 5:46 6:06 6:19 5:16 6:57 4:39 7:26 4:33 7:27 5:00 6:54 5:39 6:09 6:13 5:17 6:47 4:39 7:20 18 

19 5:47 6:05 6:20 5:14 6:58 4:38 7:27 4:33 7:26 5:01 6:53 5:41 6:08 6:14 5:16 6:48 4:38 7:21 19 

20 5:48 6:03 6:21 5:13 6:59 4:37 7:27 4:34 7:26 5:02 6:52 5:42 6:06 6:15 5:14 6:50 4:37 7:22 20 

21 5:49 6:01 6:23 5:11 7:00 4:37 7:28 4:34 7:25 5:03 6:50 5:43 6:04 6:16 5:13 6:51 4:37 7:23 21 

22 5:50 5:59 6:24 5:10 7:02 4:36 7:28 4:35 7:24 5:05 6:49 5:44 6:03 6:17 5:11 6:52 4:36 7:23 22 

23 5:51 5:58 6:25 5:08 7:03 4:35 7:29 4:35 7:24 5:06 6:47 5:46 6:01 6:18 5:10 6:53 4:35 7:24 23 

24 5:52 5:56 6:26 5:07 7:04 4:35 7:29 4:36 7:23 5:07 6:46 5:47 5:59 6:19 5:08 6:54 4:34 7:25 24 

25 5:54 5:54 6:27 5:06 7:05 4:34 7:29 4:37 7:22 5:08 6:44 5:48 5:57 6:21 5:07 6:55 4:34 7:26 25 

26 5:55 5:52 6:28 5:04 7:06 4:34 7:30 4:37 7:21 5:10 6:42 5:49 5:56 6:22 5:05 6:56 4:33 7:27 26 

27 5:56 5:51 6:30 5:03 7:07 4:33 7:30 4:38 7:20 5:11 6:41 5:50 5:54 6:23 5:04 6:57 4:32 7:28 27 

28 5:57 5:49 6:31 5:01 7:08 4:33 7:30 4:39 7:19 5:12 6:39 5:52 5:52 6:24 5:01 6:58 4:32 7:29 28 

29 5:58 5:47 6:32 5:00 7:09 4:33 7:31 4:39 7:18 5:14 5:50 6:25 5:01 6:59 4:31 7:30 29 

30 5:59 5:46 6:33 4:59 7:11 4:32 7:31 4:40 7:18 5:15 5:49 6:26 5:00 7:01 4:30 7:30 30 

31 6:35 4:57 7:31 4:41 7:17 5:16 5:47 6:27 4:30 7:31 31 

6 5 4 3 2 

OSCEOLA 

LYON DICKINSON EMMET KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH 



FLOYD 

CHICKASAW 

1 

The sunrise-sunset schedule 

above represents Zone 1 in eastern 

Iowa (See map at left). 

FAYETTE 

CLAYTON 



WEBSTER 

HAMILTON 

FRANKLIN 

HARDIN 

BUTLER 

GRUNDY 

BREMER 

BLACK HAWK 


Add four minutes for each 

zone west of Zone 1 (see map). 


JACKSON 


MARSHALL 

CLINTON 


GUTHRIE 

DALLAS 

POLK 

JASPER 

POWESHIEK 






IOWA 

VAN BUREN 

JOHNSON 

LEE 

CEDAR 

MUSCATINE 

LOUISA 

DES MOINES 

+20 min +16 min +12 min +8 min +4 min In Table 

SCOTT 

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Sunrise-Sunset Table

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 

Federal and State law prohibits employment and/or public accommodation (such as access to services 

or physical facilities) discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, disability (mental and/or 

physical), gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. If you 

believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity or facility as described above, 

or if you desire further information, contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission at 1-800-457-4416, 

or write to: Director, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. 

9th, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034. 

ALTERNATIVE FORMATS 

This information is available in alternative formats upon request by contacting the DNR at 

515-281-5918. TTY users - Contact Relay Iowa at 800-735-2942. 

Iowa Dept of Natural Resources 

502 E. 9th St. 

Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034 

515-281-5918 


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Through purchase of licenses and 

stamps and manufacturers’ taxes 

on firearms, ammunition and other 

outdoor equipment, hunters and 

trappers continue to support the 

acquisition, development and management 

of Iowa’s wildlife areas.

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